| Plant Habit: | Shrub Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5) Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4) Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
| Plant Height: | 10-40 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 10-30 feet |
| Leaves: | Evergreen Fragrant |
| Fruit: | Edible to birds |
| Fruiting Time: | Fall |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Green Yellow |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Suitable Locations: | Street Tree Houseplant Topiary |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Provides winter interest Shade Tree Culinary Herb Medicinal Herb |
| Edible Parts: | Leaves Fruit |
| Eating Methods: | Culinary Herb/Spice |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds |
| Resistances: | Fire Resistant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Stratify seeds: 8 weeks at 39 degrees F Needs specific temperature: 70 degrees F Days to germinate: 10 days to 6 months Start indoors Can handle transplanting Other info: Very difficult |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Tip Cuttings: Root Offsets |
| Pollinators: | Bees |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs repotting every 2 to 3 years Needs excellent drainage in pots |
| Miscellaneous: | Dioecious |
| Awards and Recognitions: | RHS AGM |
| piksihk | On September 1, 2023 | Cuttings stuck |
| piksihk | On May 2, 2016 | Transplanted HW - |
| paleohunter | On December 17, 2022 | Cuttings took |
