Plant Habit: | Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | 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 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10b |
Plant Height: | 25 to 30 feet |
Plant Spread: | 25 to 30 feet |
Leaves: | Evergreen Other: Gray-green |
Fruit: | Showy Other: .50 to 1.50 inch fleshy single seeded drupes are green, maturing to purplish-black |
Fruiting Time: | Fall |
Flowers: | Inconspicuous Fragrant |
Flower Color: | White |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Spring |
Edible Parts: | Fruit |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds |
Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile |
Pollinators: | Wind |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil Monoecious |