Description
Large, bushy, native, deciduous shrub with glossy, dark green leaves, paler beneath, which turn red in autumn. Clusters of tiny green flowers, which are attractive to bees, appear early to late summer. Attractive 12mm (0.5 inch) wide bunches of red fruits, which turn black in autumn. These, though toxic to us, provide good food for birds. Any soil but likes marshy acidic ground. Its startling lemon-yellow timber once provided the finest charcoal for gunpowder. The bitter sap is an irritant.
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