Characteristics
A shrub or small tree. It grows up to 3 m high. It loses its leaves in the autumn especially in dry years. The leaves are oval and rounded at both ends. The upper surface is dark green and the lower surface is paler. The buds are purplish. The flowers occur in clusters. They are 4-7 cm long. The fruit are 10-12 mm across. They are purple and coated with a whitish powder. They are edible.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
shrub
|
| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
deciduous
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
entomogamy
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
4.5
|
| Root system |
-
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| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
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| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
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| Blooming months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
|
Environment
It is a temperate plant. It grows naturally in moist woods and open places in Western North America. Plants are hardy to cold to about-35°C.
| Light |
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| Soil humidity |
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| Soil texture |
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| Soil acidity |
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| Soil nutriment |
-
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
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Usage
The fruit can be eaten raw or cooked and used in puddings, pies and muffins. The fruit can be dried and eaten like raisins.
| Uses |
-
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| Edible
|
fruits
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| Therapeutic use
|
-
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| Human toxicity |
-
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| Animal toxicity |
-
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Cultivation
It can be grown from seed, layering or suckers. Seed can take 18 months to germinate and layers can take 18 months to form roots.
| Mode |
cuttings
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
-
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
3
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| Germination luminosity |
-
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| Germination treatment |
-
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-29
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| Optimum temperature (C°) |
15 - 20
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| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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