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Benefit
Use Ornamental: Grown as an ornamental, especially a variety with dissected leaves, for the autumn foliage and showy fruit.
Use Wildlife: Berries are a preferred food source for ruffed grouse, ring-necked pheasant, eastern phoebe, common crow, northern mockingbird, gray catbird, American robin, wood thrush, hermit thrush, eastern bluebird and European starling. It is also used by over 30 other species, and since the fruit hangs on throughout the winter, is another excellent emergency source of food.
Honeybees are attracted to the flowers in spring.
Use Food: Indians made a lemonade-like drink from the crushed fruit of this and related species.
Use Other: The tannin-rich fruit, bark and leaves were used to tan hides. The leaves and fruits were boiled to make black ink, and the dried leaves were an ingredient in smoking mixtures.
Conspicuous Flowers: yes
Interesting Foliage: yes
Attracts: Birds
Value to Beneficial Insects
Special Value to Native Bees
Special Value to Honey Bees Provides Nesting Materials/Structure for Native Bees
Supports Conservation Biological Control