Habitat
- native to China, Korea and Japan
- hardy to zone 4
- Special Note: This species has demonstrated
an invasive tendency in Connecticut, meaning it may escape from cultivation
and naturalize in minimally managed areas. For more information, Click
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Habit
and Form
- a deciduous large shrub
- 15' tall by 15' wide
- weedy appearance
- medium texture
- fast growth rate
Summer
Foliage
- alternate, deciduous leaves
- simple leaves
- 2" to 4" long by approx. 1" wide
- elliptic leaf shape with a rounded leaf base
- leaves covered with silvery scales and brown lenticels
- bright green leaf color with silvery underside mixed with brown
lenticels

Autumn
Foliage
Flowers
- silvery white flowers
- fragrant
- 0.5" in diameter
- flowers are funnel shaped
- blooms in May

Fruit
- red globose fruits
- brown scales cover fruit
- ripen in September
- 0.33" long
- birds eat fruit

Bark
- silver-brown stems covered with numerous brown lenticels
- spines maybe present
- bark is a light gray

Culture
- full sun to light shade
- tolerant of drought, heat, wind
- prefers acidic, sandy soils
Landscape
Use
- naturalistic areas
- wood edges
- for flowering and fruiting effect
- fragrance
Liabilities
- not recommended for residential use
- invasive
- weedy appearance

ID
Features
- large spreading shrub, weedy appearance
- suckers / invasive
- alternate leaf arrangement
- brown lenticels cover every part of plant
- silvery look to foliage, fruit and flowers

Propagation
Cultivars/Varieties
'Tizam' (Titan®) - This is a selected form exhibiting a dense,
pronounced upright growth habit. It may reach 12' tall and 6' wide. Other attributes
are similar to the species.