Symbolanthus anomalus (Symbolanthus anomalus)

Description

Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring and Summer After Harvest Regrowth Rate Bloat None C:N Ratio Medium Coppice Potential Yes Fall Conspicuous Yes Fire Resistant No Flower Color Purple Flower Conspicuous Yes Foliage Color Green Foliage Porosity Summer Dense Foliage Porosity Winter Porous Foliage Texture Coarse Fruit/Seed Color Red Fruit/Seed Conspicuous Yes Growth Form Multiple Stem Growth Rate Moderate Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) 30 Height, Mature (feet) 30.0 Known Allelopath No Leaf Retention No Lifespan Long Low Growing Grass No Nitrogen Fixation None Resprout Ability No Shape and Orientation Erect Toxicity None Growth Requirements Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Fine Textured Soils No Adapted to Medium Textured Soils Yes Anaerobic Tolerance None CaCO3 Tolerance Medium Cold Stratification Required Yes Drought Tolerance Medium Fertility Requirement Medium Fire Tolerance Medium Frost Free Days, Minimum 100 Hedge Tolerance Medium Moisture Use Medium pH, Minimum 5.0 pH, Maximum 7.5 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum 300 Planting Density per Acre, Maximum 1200 Precipitation, Minimum 33 Precipitation, Maximum 55 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 30 Salinity Tolerance None Shade Tolerance Intolerant Temperature, Minimum (-F) -78 Reproduction Bloom Period Mid Spring Commercial Availability Routinely Available Fruit/Seed Abundance Medium Fruit/Seed Period Begin Summer Fruit/Seed Period End Fall Fruit/Seed Persistence Yes Propagated by Bare Root Yes Propagated by Bulb No Propagated by Container Yes Propagated by Corm No Propagated by Cuttings No Propagated by Seed Yes Propagated by Sod No Propagated by Sprigs No Propagated by Tubers No Seed per Pound 20000 Seed Spread Rate None Seedling Vigor Medium Small Grain No Vegetative Spread Rate None Suitability/Use Berry/Nut/Seed Product No Christmas Tree Product No Fodder Product No Fuelwood Product Medium Lumber Product No Naval Store Product No Nursery Stock Product Yes Palatable Browse Animal Medium Palatable Graze Animal Low Palatable Human No Post Product No Protein Potential Low Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product No