| Plant Habit: | Shrub Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0) Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5) Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10b |
| Plant Height: | 8 to 12 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 6 to 10 feet |
| Leaves: | Evergreen |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: Very fragrant, even before fully ripe. |
| Fruiting Time: | Fall Late fall or early winter |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Pink |
| Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Suitable Locations: | Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree Espalier |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit Flowers |
| Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant Salt tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Layering Other: Grafting |
| Pollinators: | Bees |
| LlamaLlori | On December 4, 2015 | Miscellaneous Event A rat pruned it back to sticks, no leaves at all. Argh. |
