| Plant Habit: | Shrub Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun 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 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 10-28 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Fruit: | Dehiscent Other: 4-7 inch flattened green pod matures to pale brown and contains 6-8 round, flattened seeds. |
| Fruiting Time: | Fall |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Other: Creamy-white to pale greenish-white |
| Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
| Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Suitable Locations: | Street Tree |
| Uses: | Shade Tree Flowering Tree Medicinal Herb Useful for timber production |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer |
| Resistances: | Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Days to germinate: 3-5 days |
| Miscellaneous: | With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth |
