| Plant Habit: | Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
| Plant Height: | 30-60 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 25-30 feet |
| Leaves: | Evergreen |
| Fruit: | Other: 2.75 inch woody boat-shaped pod containing seeds surrounded by irritating bristly hairs. |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Other: White to pale pink with inner petals streaked reddish-purple. |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer Summer |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Suitable Locations: | Street Tree Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Shade Tree Useful for timber production |
| Edible Parts: | Roots Fruit |
| Eating Methods: | Cooked |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant Salt tolerant |
| Toxicity: | Other: Seeds are surrounded by irritating hairs which cause contact dermatitis. Gloves should be worn when handling the seeds. |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
| Miscellaneous: | Monoecious |
