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Photograph(s) by*: USFWS BES, USFWS BES
Characteristics
Height: 6-12'
Spread: 6-12'
Flowers: Apr.-Jun.; white or pink-tinged
Fruit: Jul.-Aug.; blue to black; berry
Fall color: yellow to red
Conditions *
Light: 
Moisture: Dry Moist Wet
Soil pH: 4-6.5
Soil type: Loamy Sandy Organic
Habitat
forested wetlands, shrub swamps, bogs, upland woods; dry to wet woods, thickets, stream banks, rock outcroppings
Native to
Region: Coastal Piedmont
Mountain *
States: MD DE PA NY WV VA
Wildlife
*
high wildlife value
Notes
edible berries commonly cultivated
Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/1265.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004