| Plant Habit: | Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5) Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 20 to 82 feet |
| Leaves: | Evergreen |
| Fruit: | Other: 1/4 inch ovoid, two seeded purplish-black drupe |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Other: Greenish-yellow |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring Spring |
| Uses: | Shade Tree Medicinal Herb Useful for timber production |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
| Resistances: | Humidity tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Days to germinate: 30 to 40 days |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
| Pollinators: | Flies Bees |
