Growth rate is moderate to rapid. Fruits are white berries and are borne on red pedicels which remain after the fruit is eaten by birds. Fall leaf color is deep maroon. Tolerant of dry or wet soils, very adaptable, easily transplanted. A native shrub noted for its red winter twig color which becomes brighter in late winter.
Fruits are small white berries maturing in summer and readily eaten by birds.
Moderately fast growing, multi stemmed, root suckering . Shade tolerant, prefers wet sites. Showy pink flowers in June, blooming about 1 month. Growth habit is upright, semi-weeping stems forming a dense crown surrounded by root suckers . Root system that is deep, fibrous, and spreading.