| Plant Habit: | Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | 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: | 25 to 65 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous Broadleaf Other: Leaves turn red in cold season |
| Fruit: | Other: 2 to 3 inch globose green single-seeded drupe with fleshy pulp |
| Fruiting Time: | Late spring or early summer |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | White Other: Greenish-white |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Spring |
| Uses: | Medicinal Herb Useful for timber production |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit |
| Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
| Resistances: | Fire Resistant Drought tolerant |
| Toxicity: | Other: Seeds are poisonous |
