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Tartarian Honeysuckle, a deciduous hard-wood shrub, is of medium height (8 to 15 feet). It is an erect, multi-stemmed plant, with slightly drooping branches. Foliage and branching are dense. The growth rate is about 1 foot per year, and normally it does not bear fruit until the fourth or fifth year. Leaves are simple, smooth, and oval-shaped with pointed tips; they are arranged opposite on the limbs. The flowers are white to pink. The fruit matures in mid-summer. This Honeysuckle is eaten by the Northern Mockingbird.
The population of this Tartarian Honeysuckle has decreased dramatically since the Northern Mockingbird has become extinct. Describe one possible reason that the Northern Mockingbird may have been important to the survival of the Tartarian Honeysuckle.
What is spread the seeds of the Honeysuckle?