Flower Notes:
White (Flowers buds are tinged pink and open white, appearing early to mid-spring and borne in long, pendulous racemes)
Foliage Notes:
Green (Bluish-green leaves in summer); Red (Attractive orange-red fall color)
Fruit Notes:
Black (Edible, purplish-black berries appear in June and are quickly eaten by birds)
Soil Notes:
Prefers slightly acidic, moist soils, but tolerates a range of soils and soil pH's
Diagnostic Characteristics:
The bluish-green leaves are alternate, simple, obovate, finely serrate, and 2-5" in length. Young leaves are pubescent and have a purplish tinge. Fruits are berry-like, 0.25-0.33" in dia.