- Deciduous shrub 6 to 20 feet tall
- Grows in light shade to full sun
- Needs moist, humus soils
- One of the earliest natives to flower (late winter)
- Both male and female plants are needed for pollination
- Fruit is edible
- Found in Molate, Bay hills, Diablo, Hamilton, Concord, Walnut Creek and Clayton sections
- also reported in Altamont section
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