Wayfaring Tree

An interesting upright shrub that displays oval grey-green toothed leaves and domed clusters of small fragrant white flowers in late spring, which are followed by red fruits, that ripen to black in the autumn. Growing Conditions: Grows in any moist but well-drained soil. Value To Wildlife: Birds eat the berries and insects such as hoverflies feed on the nectar. The leaves are a good food source for a number of moth caterpillars. Important Note: This is a deciduous tree and so will shed its leaves in autumn, in order to protect itself from the cold winter weather. Come spring, it’ll burst back into bud and begin to flourish once more.