| Plant Habit: | Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry 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: | 15-65 feet |
| Leaves: | Semi-evergreen Other: Semi-deciduous, sometimes briefly losing all of it's leaves. Showy new leaves are coppery-red and fade to bronze and dark green shades. |
| Fruit: | Dehiscent Other: 4-6 inch long hard, woody dark brown pod containing flattened light brown seeds. |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall Fall |
| Flowers: | Showy Blooms on old wood |
| Flower Color: | Red |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Suitable Locations: | Street Tree |
| Uses: | Flowering Tree Medicinal Herb Useful for timber production |
| Edible Parts: | Seeds or Nuts |
| Eating Methods: | Cooked |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
| Conservation status: | Least Concern (LC) |
