Botanical Name: Lonicera nitida
Common Name: shrubby honeysuckle
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Distribution/Origin:
Leaf/Bud: small, opposite, evergreen, simple, lance-shaped
Flower/Inflorescence: small creamy white flowers - not noticeable
Fruit/Seed: small black drupe
Size: height 1-1.5m, spread 1-1.5m
Habit: upright, some branching ascending
Form: upright, somewhat irregular branching, become round with maturity
Culture: will grow almost anywhere, tough-ish
Landscape Use: hedging
Notes: not strong with heavy snowfall, knee-chest height hedge