| 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 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 60 to 200 feet (18-60m) |
| Plant Spread: | 50 to 80 feet (15-25m) |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Fruit: | Showy Other: 6 inch ovoid capsule containing yellowish cottony fiber and numerous brown seeds |
| Flowers: | Showy Malodorous Nocturnal |
| Flower Color: | Pink Other: Yellowish-white |
| Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
| Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Erosion control Shade Tree Flowering Tree Medicinal Herb Useful for timber production |
| Edible Parts: | Leaves Seeds or Nuts |
| Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
| Pollinators: | Moths and Butterflies Bats Bees |
| Miscellaneous: | With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth |
