Re: Fruit Bearing Flowering Bush Ideas??

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: : I have a place near my bird feeding station for a new bush. I'd like something that flowers and bears fruit for the birds. No taller than 3 ft would work best.I'm in zone 5; it gets dappled sunlight most of the day. Ideas?? Thanks!


: Hi Merri,
: The part I'm having trouble fulfilling on your request is the 3' height. The only one that comes to mind is Ilex verticillata 'Red Sprite' -  Winterberry. But, you'll need a male AND a female to get berries on the female.

: http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/codea/K660.shtml
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: Maybe you could plant something like Itea virginica - Virginia sweetspire that will stay small, tolerate the part sun and offer a shrub for a landing pad for the birds instead.  It would still offer fragrance, some have burgandy fall color and flowers with nectar for the butterflies.

: Mature shrub in spring
: http://www.greystoneg.com/Summerimages/itea.jpg

: Fall color and info
: http://www.onla.org/ps_01itea.html

: Take a look around these sites as well.
: http://www.gwf.org/swhbird.htm
: http://www.nwf.org/backyardwildlifehabitat/
: http://www.pineridgegardens.com/birdfood.htm#plants
: http://www.kountrykravings.com/wildbird.htm
: http://www.birdnature.com/trees.html

: Hope that helps.
: Newt



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