Plant Type

Shrub

 

Height Range

6-12'

 

Flower Color

White

 

Flower Season

Summer

 

Leaf Color

Grey Green

 

Bark Color

Grey

 

Fruit Color

Black, Blue

 

Fruit Season

Summer

Sun

Full

 

Water

Very Low

 

Growth Rate

Slow

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Poor, Well-drained

 

Soil pH

Neutral, Basic

 

Adverse Factors

Thorns/Spines

Design Styles

Ranch, Spanish, Wild Garden

 

Accenting Features

Unusual Foliage, Unusual Shape

 

Seasonal Interest

Summer

 

Location Uses

Background, Shrub Border, Parking Strip, With Rocks

 

Special Uses

Screen, Mass Planting, Naturalizing

 

Attracts Wildlife

Birds

Deciduous shrub that grows slowly to 6' x 8'. Leaves are gray-green, and most branches end in a thorn. Flowers are cream colored and non-showy, but blue-black berries in summer provide intrest, as well as attracting birds. Accepts full sun. Native to the southwest U.S. and Mexico.

Frost tolerant to 15 F.