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Photograph(s) by*: USFWS RM, RHW, USFWS BES
Characteristics
Height: 20-50'
Spread: 20-50'
Flowers: Apr.-May; white
Fruit: Sept.-Dec.; red to orange; berry
Fall color: scarlet red
Conditions *
Light: 
Moisture: Dry Moist
Soil pH: 5-7
Soil type: Loamy
Habitat
woodland edges and openings; hardwood and mixed coniferous forests, mountain slopes, and coves
Native to
Region: Coastal Piedmont
Mountain *
States: MD DE PA NY WV VA
Wildlife
*
high wildlife value
Notes
fall migrant birds eat berries; tolerates sun, best in moist, well-drained, acidic soil with organic matter, VA state tree
Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/1258.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004