| Plant Habit: | Shrub Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry 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 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 12-65 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: Very small globose yellow to pinkish-yellow drupe matures to black containing a single stone. |
| Fruiting Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | White |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Medicinal Herb Will Naturalize Useful for timber production |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Birds Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Humidity tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Scarify seeds: Lightly abrading the seed coat before sowing, speeds germination time Days to germinate: 3 to 4 weeks |
| Pollinators: | Various insects |
