What it needs & gives back
↓ Needs
Sunlightfull sun to partial shade
Watermoderate
↑ Gives back
Fruitedible berries
Biomassleaves and wood
Shademoderate to dense
Through the year
Emergence
Bud break and leaf emergence typically occur after the last spring frost and when air temperatures consistently rise above 100C.
Flowering
Flowering occurs shortly after leaf emergence, usually within two to three weeks.
Fruiting
Fruits develop and ripen over a period of 4-6 weeks after flowering.
Harvest
Fruit harvest typically occurs from late spring to early summer, often in June, depending on the climate.
Senescence
Leaves begin to senesce and drop with the first autumn frosts and shortening day lengths.
Dormancy
The tree enters dormancy after leaf drop, lasting through the cold months until spring.
Timing is relative to your local season (temperate Northern Hemisphere).
Soil interactions
Drainagewell-drained to moist
Nitrogen fixingNo
MycorrhizalYes
Accumulatescalcium, potassium
Soil textureloam, sand, clay
Organic matterMedium
Compaction toleranceMedium
Propagation
Methodsseed, cuttings, grafting
Difficulty2 / 5
Establishes in~2 yr
Stratificationcold stratification for 60-90 days
Self-seedingModerate
Divisionlate_winter_early_spring
Wildlife & pests
Attractsbirds, mammals, pollinators
Can host pestsmulberry borer, scale insects, spider mites
Can host diseasesbacterial blight, powdery mildew, root rot