| Plant Habit: | Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| 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 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 50-75 feet, infrequently to 100 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 40-60 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Fruit: | Showy Other: 8-10 inch globose hard-shelled capsule containing up to 300 seeds. The seeds are imbedded in a foul smelling pulp that turns blue-green when exposed to air. Fruit grows from tangled branches on the trunk of the tree. |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Pink Red Other: Shades of rose-pink to red to yellowish flowers grow on the trunk of the tree. |
| Bloom Size: | 4"-5" |
| Uses: | Provides winter interest Flowering Tree Medicinal Herb Cut Flower Will Naturalize |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
| Resistances: | Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant |
| Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
