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Coralberry
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
Coralberry is a mound-forming deciduous shrub of shaded woods, thickets and streambanks across the eastern and central United States, usually four to six feet tall and equally wide. Small greenish-white flowers open from spring into summer, followed by coral-pink to purple berries that persist through winter and feed songbirds, ground birds and small mammals. It tolerates a wide range of soil textures including heavy clay and low-fertility ground, grows in shade to full sun, and spreads by rooting wherever its arching stems touch the ground, forming dense colonies useful for slope stabilization.
Record at a glance
Growing profile
- Sun
- Full Sun · Partial Sun · Shade
- USDA zone
- USDA 2–7
- Soil
- Sand · Loam · Clay
- Moisture
- Dry · Moist · Well-Drained
Vertical layer
Shrub- Soil pH
- 6.8–7.2
- Plant type
- Deciduous Tree
- Mature height
- 2–4 ft
- Mature spread
- 4–6 ft
- Plant spacing
- 3–6 ft
- Root type
- Rhizome
- Spread pattern
- Root
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