I planted these in the early spring time, and they basically did nothing for six months. I bought about a dozen of them, and three quarters of them are still hanging on. A couple of them just started showing signs of new growth, which I am really glad for. Seems they do prefer the shade, as the ones out in the sun are not showing signs of growth yet. Though I hope over time all of them will. I really like the idea of growing an evergreen fruit bearing bush. If they do well I plan on buying more to build a privacy wall that keeps its leaves during the winter time. And in the summer would produce berries I can consume.
This plant is a long way from home, its found on the coastal pacific coast. Near Oregon, Washington and California where the sea spray can hit the plants. Its actually quite resistant to the salt from the ocean, but thats not something the plant needs to worry about where it is now. Just needs to handle hot humid summers and lots of rain.
Looking forward to seeing how these do next spring, maybe then it will start growing alot. As of right now its only formed a couple inches in six months. And many of them have not shown any growth what so ever.
From what I have read they can grow up to eight feet tall in the shade and three to four feet in the sun. I find it strange it grows taller in the shade. Maybe so it can get above many other plants its evolved around.
I hear in the fall it produces some amazing color leaves, looking forward to that in a few months. A bright red to orange color is what I have seen in pictures. But being this is the first year I have not had a chance to see it for myself. These plants do not grow in the wild so its something I have not ran into out there in the woods, but glad to now have it in my garden.
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