What it needs & gives back
↓ Needs
Sunlightfull sun to partial shade
Watermedium
↑ Gives back
Biomassmedium
Nectarattracts pollinators
Pollenattracts pollinators
Fruitfood for birds and wildlife
Through the year
Flowering
Flowers in late spring, typically May, with fragrant white blossoms.
Fruiting
Fruits develop after flowering, ripening in mid-summer.
Senescence
Leaves turn yellow and drop in autumn after the first frosts.
Timing is relative to your local season (temperate Northern Hemisphere).
Soil interactions
Drainagewell-drained to moist
Nitrogen fixingNo
MycorrhizalYes
Accumulatespotassium, calcium
Soil textureloam, clay, sand
Organic matterMedium
Compaction toleranceMedium
Propagation
Methodsseeds, cuttings
Difficulty2 / 5
Establishes in~2 yr
Stratificationrequires cold stratification for 2-3 months
Self-seedingModerate
Divisionautumn
Wildlife & pests
Attractsbees, butterflies, birds, wildlife
Can host pestsaphids, caterpillars, cherry blackfly
Can host diseasescherry leaf spot, bacterial canker