Red-Fruit Spicebush Lindera erythrocarpa
- Phonetic Spelling
- lin-DER-ah er-ee-throw-KAR-puh
- Description
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Red-Fruit Spicebush is a large deciduous shrub from Asia that can also be trained to a single trunk tree. Flowering occurs in late spring to early summer and is followed by round red pomes maturing in October.
Grow in average, moist, well-drained soils in sun to partial shade. It can be used as a small shade tree, a specimen or shrub borders.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Lindera
- Species:
- erythrocarpa
- Family:
- Lauraceae
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 6a, 6b, 7a, 8a, 8b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Red/Burgundy
- Fruit Type:
- Pome
- Fruit Description:
- Round red fruits mature in October
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Flower Petals:
- 6 petals/rays
- Flower Description:
- Clusters of small yellow-green flowers in May-Jun with 6 petals.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Leathery
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Shape:
- Oblanceolate
- Oblong
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Alternate, simple, leathery, lustrous dark green leaves; 2.5-5 in. long. Undersides with a few silky hairs. Brilliant golden yellow fall color
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Bark:
- Bark Color:
- Light Brown
- Light Gray
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Gray/Silver
- White
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Lenticels:
- Conspicuous
- Stem Surface:
- Corky Ridges
- Stem Description:
- Young branchlets are usually gray-white or gray-yellow with many lenticellate. Scabrous from corky ridges.
