| Plant Habit: | Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade Partial Shade to Full Shade |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
| Plant Height: | 15 feet to 30 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 15 feet to 30 feet |
| Leaves: | Good fall color Deciduous |
| Fruit: | Other: 4 inch to 6 inch long cone, green turning pink to brown and containing red to pink seeds |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall Fall |
| Flowers: | Showy Other: Pleasant fragrance from a distance, but close up odor is malodorous |
| Flower Color: | White Other: Pale yellow to creamy white |
| Bloom Size: | 6"-12" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Suitable Locations: | Street Tree |
| Uses: | Shade Tree Flowering Tree |
| Pollinators: | Beetles |
| Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
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