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Michael Dirr
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| Lindera benzoin |
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Origin:
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Maine to Ontario and Kansas, south to Florida and Texas
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Partial/Full sun.
Moderate to wet conditions.
Dirr says: "excellent for moist soil areas and semi-shady spots; does adequately in dry soils."
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Climate / Hardiness Zones:
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Zone 4 to Zone 9
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Growth:
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Range: Grows from 5' to 10'.
Dirr says: "6 to 12' high with a similar spread; usually rounded shrub in outline, somewhat loose and open in the wild; dense, full and broad-rounded in full sun."
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Flowers:
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Color(s): Yellow
Season(s):
Early Spring
Dirr says: "early to mid-April before the leaves (mid-March in Athens, GA), not overwhelming but attractive."
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Foliage:
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Deciduous
Color:
Leaves are green in the summer and yellow in the fall.
Dirr says: "often excellent yellow to golden yellow fall color"
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Fruit:
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Color:
Red
Season(s):
Late Summer, Fall
Dirr says: "The fruits are lovely and remind one of the fruits of Cornus mas (Corneliancherry Dogwood). They are brilliant scarlet and singularly eye-catching in the autumn landscape on close inspection."
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Landscape Value:
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Can be used as a grouping plant.
Dirr says: "good shrub for the border or naturalizing; I have seen it growing in the deep woods where it is often rather thin and open; in full sun it makes a splended plant in flower and fall color; a harbinger of spring."
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Other:
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Is Resistant to Disease
Is Resistant to Insects
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Lindera benzoin is hardy in these areas:| Alameda, CA | Alamo, CA | Alsip, IL | | American Canyon, CA | Angwin, CA | Antioch, CA | | Baltimore, MD | Bayside, NY | Bronx, NY | | Brooklyn, NY | Brownsville, TX | Canton, MI | | Chicago, IL | Cicero, IL | College Point, NY | | Conneaut, OH | Corona, NY | Danville, CA | | Detroit, MI | Dorset, OH | East Claridon, OH | | East Elmhurst, NY | Ecorse, MI | Elmhurst, NY | | Elmwood Park, IL | Elyria, OH | Essex, CA | | Evergreen Park, IL | Fawnskin, CA | Ferndale, MI | | Florence, SC | Flushing, NY | Fontana, CA | | Forest Falls, CA | Forest Hills, NY | Fort Eustis, VA | | Fresh Meadows, NY | Glen Burnie, MD | Gwynn Oak, MD | | Harper Woods, MI | Harrison Township, MI | Hunt Valley, MD | | Jackson Heights, NY | Leasburg, NC | Lexington, NC | | Liberty, NC | Linwood, NC | Little Neck, NY | | Ludlow, CA | Macomb, MI | Marysville, MI | | Maspeth, NY | Memphis, MI | Mercedes, TX | | Middle Village, NY | Mission, TX | Modesto, CA | | Moreno Valley, CA | Morgantown, WV | Mount Clemens, MI | | New Baltimore, MI | New Haven, MI | New York, NY | | Newport News, VA | North Ridgeville, OH | North Street, MI | | Oakland Gardens, NY | Olmito, TX | Penitas, TX | | Pharr, TX | Phelan, CA | Philadelphia, PA | | Pikesville, MD | Pinon Hills, CA | Port Isabel, TX | | Progreso, TX | Redlands, CA | Rego Park, NY | | Rialto, CA | Ridgewood, NY | Rimforest, CA | | Riverdale, IL | Saratoga, CA | Soquel, CA | | Sparrows Point, MD | Staten Island, NY | Taylor, MI | | Temperance, MI | Temple City, CA | Towson, MD | | Trenton, MI | Tres Pinos, CA | Upland, CA | | Virginia Beach, VA | Walnut, CA | Watsonville, CA | | Wayne, MI | Westland, MI | Whitestone, NY | | Whitmore Lake, MI |
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