Sun: full sun (for more flowers); can tolerate shade

Soil: tolerant to a variety of soil types

Growth rate: medium to fast (1-2 ft/yr)

Mature size: 4-15 ft. tall

Landscape use: ornamental; flowering; deer resistant; hedge and screens

Fruit: blue berries in late summer and early fall (need to cross-pollinate)

Flower: clusters of yellow flowers in early spring

Fall color: red

Seasonal interest: fall color; pleasant aroma; flowering in spring; 3 different shaped leaves

Sustaining wildlife: berries for the birds, flowers for bees and butterflies