| Plant Habit: | Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Wet Mesic Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10b |
| Plant Height: | 50 to 150 feet or more |
| Plant Spread: | 30 to 80 feet |
| Leaves: | Evergreen Fragrant |
| Fruiting Time: | Summer |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Other: Creamy-white |
| Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Edible Parts: | Leaves |
| Eating Methods: | Tea |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds |
| Resistances: | Pollution Drought tolerant Salt tolerant |
| Pollinators: | Bees |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
