Shrubs

Description

Loose shrub with upright limbs fanning out at crown. Thrives in all soil types but gets leggy in the shade. Height is 6-15 feet, depending on site. Seasonal interest with white flowers in EARLY spring before leaves, blue berries in summer and yellow leaves in fall. Berries can be eaten raw, cooked, dried, and are used in jam, jelly, and wine. Best berries are found in moist locations. Native Americans used berries as an ingredient in pemmican, and straight slender branches for arrow shafts.

Description

For sunny, dry sites. Small, semi-evergreen, grey green leaves, yellow flowers bloom in fall. Grows to 3 feet. Drought tolerant and good erosion control. Deer resistant. Easily establishes in disturbed sites.

Description

• Description: small broadleaf evergreen ornamental shrub maturing at about 5' tall by 3' wide
• Foliage: emerging reddish, changing to light bronzed-green, turning lustrous dark green,then finally becoming a deep burgandy in Winter, but often subject to "burning" in Winter, resulting in a bleached appearance of the foliage
• Fruit: bright yellow, flowering in April, with a dense cluster of many small flowers in a large terminal and smaller lateral inflorescences, attracting many bees and slightly fragrant

Description

Also known as Silverberry.