Habitat

• native to northern china
• hardy to zone 4

Habit and Form

• a medium sized deciduous shrub
• dense, multibranched shrub
• 12' to 15' tall
• equal width
• medium texture
• fast growth rate

Summer Foliage

• simple, deciduous leaves
• opposite leaf arrangement
• lanceolate leaf shape
• 1" to 2" long
• smooth leaf margins
• glabrous underside
• dull green leaf color

Autumn Foliage

• no fall color

Flowers

• white, terminal panicles
• strong odor
• blooms in late May for 2 to 3 weeks
• 1" to 2" long

Fruit

• black fruit
• 0.25" drupe
• ripens in early September
• persists

Bark

• thin stems
• purplish new growth
• pubescent
• light brown bark color

Culture

• transplants easily
• extremely adaptable
• full sun to partial shade
• pH adaptable
• prune after flowering

Landscape Use

• screen
• border
• hedge
• groupings or mass
• foundation planting

Liabilities

• anthracnose twig blight
• canker
• powdery mildew
• leaf spot
• aphids, leaf miners, mites and whiteflies
• overused

ID Features

• sessile, small ovoid buds, brown
• white odorous flowers
• black fruit
• opposite leaf arrangement
• light brown bark
• pubescent stems
• dull green leaf color

Propagation

• by softwood cuttings
• by seed

Cultivars/Varieties

• none