Habitat

• native to China and Japan
• hardy to zone 4

Habit and Form

• a deciduous large shrub or small tree
• wide-spreading
• 10' to 20' tall
• equal spread
• medium texture
• slow growth rate

Summer Foliage

• alternate leaf arrangement
• simple, deciduous leaves
• obovate leaf shape
• 1.5" to 3.5" long
• minute serrations
• pubescent
• dark green leaf color

Autumn Foliage

• not ornamentally important

Flowers

• creamy white flowers
• fragrant
• borne in panicles
• 2" to 3" long
• blooms in June

Fruit

• drupe
• 0.33" in diameter
• blue, bright
• matures in September

Bark

• ridged and furrowed
• gray bark color

Culture

• transplant easily
• prefers well-drained soil
• full sun to partial shade

Landscape Use

• border
• screen
• specimen
• attract birds

Liabilities

• need two for good fruit set
• no serious problems

ID Features

• fat ovoid, imbricate, gray-brown buds
• bright blue fruit
• creamy white flowers
• deciduous shrub

Propagation

• by cuttings
• by seed

Cultivars/Varieties

• none