Good for bank stabilization. Attractive white flowers before foliage emerges in spring. Berries eaten by birds. Good wetland buffer zone shrub. A low, trailing ground cover of dry Oak and Pine forests.
Small fruit provides wildlife food source.
Persistent red berries are eaten by wildlife in winter. The berries are eaten by many species of birds. Prefers soils flooded or saturated for long periods or fluctuating hydrology. Nutlets are food for ducks and other birds. A medium sized shrub found in coastal and inland wetlands.