What it needs & gives back
↓ Needs
Sunlightfull sun to partial shade
Watermoderate
↑ Gives back
Fruitedible drupes
Biomassmedium
Through the year
Flowering
Flowering occurs after chill fulfillment and when air temperatures consistently rise above 100C in early spring.
Fruiting
Fruit development begins approximately 90 days after flowering and ripens over a month.
Harvest
Harvest typically occurs from late August through September.
Senescence
Leaves begin to senesce and drop with the first autumn frosts.
Dormancy
Enters dormancy shortly after the first autumn frosts, lasting through winter.
Timing is relative to your local season (temperate Northern Hemisphere).
Soil interactions
Drainagewell-drained
Nitrogen fixingNo
MycorrhizalYes
Accumulatespotassium, calcium
Soil textureloam, clay
Organic matterMedium
Compaction toleranceMedium
Propagation
Methodsseeds, cuttings, grafting
Difficulty2 / 5
Establishes in~2 yr
Stratificationrequires cold stratification for 2-3 months
Self-seedingLight
Divisionautumn
Wildlife & pests
Attractsbees, pollinators
Can host pestsaphids, plum curculio, codling moth
Can host diseasesbrown rot, bacterial canker