Ames 19145 was donated in 1992 by the Dawes Arboretum which acquired the selection from Dr. Ed Hasselkus at the University of Wisconsin. Probable hardiness USDA Zone 4a. Jemez' Desert Olive. This a highly branched, spreading shrub which may sucker from the base. It can be used to make thickets and dense hedges to 4 meters tall.
Leaves are oblong and grayish-green and the bark is smooth and light gray to brown.
Flowers appear in March to May in dense sessile clusters. In some years, the flowers appear before the leaves and briefly give an effect similar to the flowering of Cornus mas. Plants are dioecious. Bluish-black fruits ripen between June and September and are attractive to birds. The plants are drought tolerant.