20-Year Height: 12 feet
Growth Rate: rapid
Growth Habit: erect, multi-stemmed
Drought Tolerance: high
Shade Tolerance: intermediate
Flower: small, showy, yellow
Foliage: green, yellow in fall
Soils: adapted to all soil types
Wildlife Value: provides shelter and nesting for birds and small mammals, seeds are a food source, attracts pollinators
Disease/Pests: stem decay and branch cankers; leaf spot diseases, red spider mites, blister beetles, grasshoppers, and aphids 
Native to MT: no
Other: Also known as Siberian pea, can spread into grasslands and prairies
Photo Credit: USDA-NRCS; MT Conservation Nursery; MT Conservation Nursery