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Also known as Ampelopsis arborea
|Size:||20-35 ft tall by 10 ft wide|
|Life Span:||Long-lived perennial|
|Noted for:||Showy fruits, Interesting foliage|
|Recommended Uses:||For special uses only. This tall growing vine can hide unsightly objects in moist places and is useful to providing cover for wildlife and food for birds. When grown on a fence or arbor, new leaves can be bright red in color.|
|Considerations:||Can get weedy.|
|Light:||Part Shade, Shade|
always floodedextremely dry
|(Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry)|
|Moisture Tolerance:||Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry|
|Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:||Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.|
|Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance:||Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray|
|Soil or other substrate:||Loam, Sand|
|Soil pH:||Mildly acidic to mildly alkaline|
Fruit is eaten by songbirds and small mammals. White-tailed deer browse the leaves and twigs.
Attracts hymenoptera (native bees and flies).
|Native Habitats:||Moist sites. Hammocks, hummocks in wetlands, hummocks in riverine swamps.|
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 8A 8B 9A 9B
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures