Lyonia ligustrina
maleberry, he-huckleberry
Notes:
Leaves, flowers, and sap highly poisonous. Fall color, drought tolerance, and sandy soil tolerance are debated.
Sources: JerseyYards.org, NCSU, USDA.
Tags:
acidic soil preferred
alkaline soil intolerant
attracts:bees
attracts:birds (ex-humming)
clay tolerant
coarse texture
compacted soil tolerant
exposure:full shade
exposure:full sun
exposure:part shade
form:multi-trunked
form:shrub
form:trainable to single trunk
habit:spreading/wide
habit:upright
infertile soil tolerant
native:eastern North America
part shade preferred
persistence:deciduous
poisonous
short-lived
type:broadleaf
use:border
use:hedge
use:mass planting
use:naturalizing
water:ample
water:regular
wet soil tolerant
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