Symphoricarpos Species, Bird's Eye Bush, Coralberry, Indian Currant

It is easy to grow. It is an interesting plant native from east Texas up to southeast Minnesota over to southern New England down into no...Read Morerthern Georgia. Its red berries are good for wildlife, though not edible for mankind. It is not highly ornamental. It is twiggy, ground suckers, and does not get good fall color. Sort of like a small honeysuckle. I would still recommend it for native and/or naturalistic landscapes. It is sold by some large conventional nurseries and native plant nurseries.

Coral Ardisia is sold in most nurseries.It forms a thick cover that prohibits sunlight from reaching the ground so that native groundcove...Read Morers are unable to compete. Those who live in areas where it is hardy (zones 8B +) are strongly discouraged from planting this plant in their landscapes, and furthermore, to remove any that is already growing Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, coralberry, is a native species in the Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle Family), however

When we moved into our home in NE GA 4 years ago, the realtor told us this tree (bush) was a Privy bush. It has lots of shoots coming up ...Read Morefrom the roots, lovely white blooms in the Spring and small black berries in the Winter. We have trimmed lower branches, making it into a lovely little tree about 10 feet tall. It doesn't exactly fit the descriptrion of the Coralberry. There are a number of them growing wild on our property. Any clues?

Found it growing near our property in E TX, bordering a wooded area, which is a solid zone 8. I doubt it will grow in zone 9 but I'm willing to try.