| Plant Habit: | Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
| Plant Height: | 15 to 30 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 15 to 25 feet |
| Leaves: | Evergreen Broadleaf |
| Fruit: | Showy Other: 1 inch fleshy spherical purple-black drupe containing a single small stone |
| Fruiting Time: | Fall |
| Flowers: | Inconspicuous |
| Flower Color: | White |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Spring |
| Uses: | Shade Tree |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit |
| Eating Methods: | Raw |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Drought tolerant Salt tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile |
| Pollinators: | Wind |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
