| Plant Habit: | Tree |
| 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) |
| Plant Height: | 50 to 60 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 20 to 30 feet |
| Leaves: | Evergreen Broadleaf |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds |
| Fruiting Time: | Winter |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | White |
| Bloom Size: | 6"-12" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer Summer |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Provides winter interest Shade Tree Flowering Tree Useful for timber production |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Other Beneficial Insects |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant Salt tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Stratify seeds: cold, moist stratification of FRESH seeds for 60 days |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Layering Other: Wounded semi-hardwood cuttings taken in summer |
| Pollinators: | Beetles |
| Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
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