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Description |
Landscape Characteristics |
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Mature Size: 15'-30'tall
by 8'-20'wide |
Growth Rate: Slow
to Moderate |
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Form / Shape: Upright,
weeping, open, irregularly outlined
crown |
Drought
Tolerance: Moderate to High |
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Flower / Fruit: White blooms in
Spring; Female- round, fleshy, red
berries |
Soil:
Well drained; fertile; acidic to slight
alkaline soil |
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Foliage: Alternate, crenate,
ovate, less than 2" long, dark green to
gray green leathery leaf |
Light: Full
Sun |
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Bark: Smooth gray;
branches droop as tree grows |
Pruning:
Little pruning; prune to shape, density
& control size; avoid Fall pruning;
remove suckers for neatness |
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Uses:
Specimen tree, median strips, lawn tree |