| Plant Habit: | 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 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
| Plant Height: | 20 - 40 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 20 - 40 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: Tiny, pea sized black cherries. Fruit is extremely bitter to human taste but a popular food source for birds. |
| Fruiting Time: | Summer |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | White |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Suitable Locations: | Street Tree |
| Uses: | Shade Tree Flowering Tree Useful for timber production |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
| Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Fruit is poisonous Other: Stems |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds: Seed requires 2 to 3 months cold stratification before sowing. Days to germinate: May take up to 18 months to germinate. |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Layering Other: Suckers |
| Pollinators: | Flies Bees |
| Miscellaneous: | Monoecious |
