| Plant Habit: | Shrub Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic |
| Plant Height: | 15 feet (5 m) |
| Plant Spread: | 15 feet (5 m) |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds |
| Fruiting Time: | Summer Late fall or early winter |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic Espalier |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit |
| Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Birds |
| Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
| Toxicity: | Other: A lactifer, the milky sap (latex) can be a skin irritant. Also present in some unripened fruit. |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
| Pollinators: | Wasps |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
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