| Plant Habit: | 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) 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) |
| Plant Height: | 12 to 42 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Fruit: | Indehiscent Other: 4-6 inch or more, globose to pear shaped fruit with a hard, woody shell; gray-green, ripening to yellow. |
| Fruiting Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Flowers: | Inconspicuous Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Other: Pale yellowish-white to yellowish-green |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Uses: | Medicinal Herb |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit |
| Eating Methods: | Raw |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Days to germinate: 2 to 3 weeks |
| Pollinators: | Bees |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
