| Shape | Bushy. |
| Landscape | Borders, informal gardens, fruit hedges, winter interest, mass plantings, city and courtyard gardens, large landscapes or as a specimen. |
| Propagation | Sow seed in cold-frames and allow to naturally stratify over the winter. |
| Cultivation | Grows in fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade.
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| Pests | Aphids, blister beetles, glasshouse red spider mite, scale insects and sawfly larvae. |
| Notable Specimens | The Fanshawe College Botanical Garden (Conifer Garden and Mac Cuddy Botanic Garden), London and Strathroy, Ontario, Canada.
Wakehurst Place, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, Sussex, England. |
| Habitat | Low-lying coniferous woodlands. |
| Bark/Stem Description | Smooth, woody and slightly plum-like bark. |
| Leaf Description | Long, medium green, opposite oval-pinnate leaves. |
| Flower Description | Small inconspicuous yellowish-green flower clusters borne before fruit. |
| Fruit Description | Sphere like berries that start out mild green and ripen to white on red stalks. |
| Texture Description | Medium. |
