Wander along a water's edge deep in winter, and you'll notice thick stands of a plant heavily cloaked in red berries. For your own yard, ask for a cultivar such as Winter Red, which has fade-free red berries that will brighten your winter landscape for months. Some other cultivars offer orangish berries. You'll need a male and female for berry set. The berries look especially cheery with a coating of frost or snow.
Berries begin to ripen in late summer.
There's little appreciable fall foliage. Multistemmed shrub or tree, six to 10 feet tall and wide.