Spice Bush Height Shipped:1 2 Feet Prune lightly the first year Quercus Bicolor Swamp White Prune lightly the first year to encourage branching and berry production Get Our Flowering Trees Package Today Spicebush is important in providing habitat to a variety of birds and insects․ One of the more interesting aspects of spicebush is its ability to attract such a variety of animals and provide them with an adequate habitat․ Many songbirds‚ such as warblers‚ use it as a shelter and for nesting material‚ while its berry like fruits are consumed by birds later in the season․ In addition to being a good food source‚ the small red berries may also be eaten by insects․ The plant is also important to biodiversity‚ with butterflies‚ bees‚ and other pollinators attracted to the flowers‚ and browsers eating the leaves․ Within the context of the garden‚ spicebush is part of the community of life‚ growing‚ feeding‚ and maintaining the cycle․ The plant continues to grow throughout spring‚ producing clusters of tiny bright yellow flowers throughout the shrub that attract pollinators as a source for their nectar․ In summer‚ the plant is covered by a thick layer of compound green leaves‚ and in the fall‚ the foliage turns from green to shades of yellow and gold‚ which creates a sharp contrast that makes spicebush truly visible within the garden below the gray sky of autumn․ In winter‚ the architecture of the shrub and its branching structure are fully visible․ Without leaves‚ the overall form of the shrub and the complexity of its branches can be appreciated․ The winter months also provide another dimension to spicebush's potential for landscape sophistication‚ as its stubbly‚ naked form is described as beautiful․