Introduced by US National Arboretum this shrub boasts dark green foliage with upright branches. Highly valued for its huge masses of bright red-orange berries that create a spectacle of fall color. Though it is an early fruiting variety, the showy berries have low bird appeal. It prefers moist well-drained soil in sun but is adaptable to a variety of soils and pHs. An excellent evergreen hedge, screen or accent, but plant where the thorns won't be a problem. This plant does tolerate pruning, but keep in mind that next season's blossoms will appear on old growth. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Has good disease resistance to scab and fireblight. .
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.