Description
Bundle of 10
At a Glance: This small, shrubby tree typically reaches 1-15 m in height. It has reddish-brown or grey bark with horizontal rows of raised pores, or ‘lenticels’. It grows on forest edges and in clearings from the Straight of Georgia-Puget Sound area south to California.
Leaves: Alternate, deciduous, oblong to oval, 3-8 cm long, finely toothed, rounded at the tip, stalked, with 1 or 2 small glands at the base of the leaf blade.
Flowers: White or pinkish, 10-15 cm across, occur in elongate clusters of more than 10
Fruit: Dark purple or black cherries to 1cm diameter
Growing Conditions:
| Sun/Shade Tolerance | Hydrology | Elevation Range |
| Full sun to part shade
|
Moist, wet
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Low to mid elevations
|
References:
MacKinnon, A., Pojar, J., & Alaback, P. B. (1994). Plants of the Pacific Northwest coast: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia & Alaska. Richmond, Wash: Lone Pine Publishing.
