Low shrub with spreading or ascending branches and an irregular crown. As wide as tall.
Size At Maturity:
Shrub 4 m high 13 feet
Light Requirement:
Water Requirement: (scale of 1-5)
Salt Tolerance:
High to moderate
Wildlife:
Dense, hairy reddish fruit (from female trees) is eaten by a number of bird species.
Notes:
Yellow flowers, aromatic leaves, red fruit. Fibrous root system makes it good for stabilizing embankments or for hard-to-cover areas with poorer soils. Adaptable, but does best on acidic well-drained soils. Use in wild parts of native plant gardens, naturalized areas, informal hedges. Spreads by suckers from root sprouts and tips of branches touching the soil.
