| Plant Habit: | Shrub Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic 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 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
| Plant Height: | 15 to 25 feet, taller (to 35 feet in extreme South Florida.) |
| Leaves: | Evergreen Semi-evergreen |
| Fruit: | Showy Other: 1/3 to 1/2 inch fleshy orange drupe turning to reddish-brown to almost black at maturity. |
| Fruiting Time: | Summer |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | White |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer Summer |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Suitable Locations: | Street Tree |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Resistances: | Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant Salt tolerant |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil Dioecious |
