Fall color varies between red and yellow. Prefers moist well-drained loams. Blends well on the edge of woodlands or shrub border with evergreen background. Important berry producer during the early summer months. Fruit eaten by crows, bluebirds, cardinals, and tanagers.
Foliage is used by browsers.
Upright multi-stemmed shrub, somewhat open and rounded. White flower in late spring. Produces red berries in fall. Fall color is wine red. Adaptable to many soil types.