This is an extreme cold tolerant, drought tolerant, long lived shrub often used in windbreaks. Medium to fast growth rate. It has white flowers in dense clusters. Fruit is a dark purple to black drupe that is tart but edible, ripening in July and August. Very good to excellent for wildlife.
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.