Spicebush - Lindera benzoin
Spicebush - Lindera benzoin
Common Name: 
Spicebush
Latin Name: 
Lindera benzoin
Current Height: 
2ft
Cost: 
$25 delivered
Eventual Size at Maturity: 
Height - 10 ft; Spread - 6 ft
Space Requirements: 
4ft from fences, paved surfaces or buildings
Form: 
upright, rounded
Growth Rate: 
slow
Tolerates Standing Water: 
No
Light Required: 
full sun to ½ shade
Fall Colour: 
yellow
Flowers: 
lovely white flowers in June
Fruit: 
fragrant red berries at end of summer
Wildlife: 
larval food for spice bush and tiger swallowtail butterflies
Shrub Tips: 
twigs and leaves have pleasant, spicy fragrance