| Plant Habit: | Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 50 to 90 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 15 to 40 feet |
| Leaves: | Evergreen |
| Fruit: | Dehiscent Other: Urn-shaped woody capsule containing reddish seeds |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | White |
| Flower Time: | Late summer or early fall Fall |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Suitable Locations: | Street Tree |
| Uses: | Shade Tree Flowering Tree Useful for timber production |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Hummingbirds |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Pollution Humidity tolerant |
| Pollinators: | Bees Various insects |
