Quiet early color, gold fall, and serious wildlife value — it's the host plant for the spicebush swallowtail and the berries feed birds.
Moist woodland understory in the naturalistic back areas.
Easy in moist shade. Dioecious — you need a male nearby for the female to fruit.
Straight species; buy a few to get both sexes for berries.
Native-plant nurseries.
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