£40.00

A striking dense, bushy, deciduous shrub with corky wings on its branches. The leaves are dark green, oval, toothed, up to 7cm long and turn a spectacular dark red in autumn. The stems are 4-sided; the flowers are pale green and the fruit pale reddish-purple with bright orange arils round the seeds.

Type

• Shrubs

Award of Garden Merit

Foliage: Evergreen

Hardiness: Hardy

Vigour: Medium growing

Uses

• Beds and borders
• Contemporary style garden
• Japanese style garden
• Containers
• Specimen

Special features

• Low maintenance
• Autumn interest
• Architectural
• Fruit

Care instructions

Grow in well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. While the plant is dormant in late-winter or early-spring remove any misplaced or crossing branches and older stems to achieve an open, permanent framework.

Dimensions

Size: Medium

Pot size: Root balled

Eventual height: 250cm

Eventual spread: 250cm

Positions

• Light shade
• Sun

Aspects

• South
• East
• West

Soil types

• Sandy
• Normal
• Clay

Soil pH ranges

• Acid
• Neutral
• Alkaline