| Plant Habit: | Shrub Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 10 to 30 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 8 to 15 feet |
| Leaves: | Evergreen |
| Fruit: | Edible to birds Other: Small, globose single seeded green drupes, maturing to blue-black. |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant Blooms on old wood |
| Flower Color: | White |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring Spring |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Birds |
| Resistances: | Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil Dioecious |
