Sun: at least 4 hours of direct sunlight per day

Soil: tolerant to a variety of soil types

Growth rate: slow (about 1 ft/yr)

Mature size: 6-9ft. tall and wide

Landscape use: ornamental; feed the birds; deciduous holly

Fruit: red berries in late fall/winter; need both male and female plants to produce fruit

Flower: inconspicuous flowers in the spring

Fall color: red

Seasonal interest: red berries hold on into winter

Sustaining wildlife: berries for the birds late into the winter, host to the Henrys Elfin Butterfly; spring flowers attract butterflies for nectar