| Plant Habit: | Shrub 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 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 50-80 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Fruit: | Edible to birds Other: 3 to 4 inch long round bright green to olive-green skin with dark brown custard-like pulp. Fruit may contain a few seeds but is often seedless. |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall Fall Late fall or early winter |
| Flowers: | Inconspicuous Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | White |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit |
| Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds |
| Resistances: | Humidity tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Can handle transplanting |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Other: Grafting |
| Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
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