| Plant Habit: | Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade Partial Shade to Full Shade |
| 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) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10b |
| Plant Height: | 20 to 40 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 15 to 25 feet |
| Leaves: | Evergreen Fragrant Broadleaf |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: 1/2 inch long fleshy green drupe, maturing to black; persists through winter. |
| Fruiting Time: | Late winter or early spring Winter |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | White |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring Spring |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Suitable Locations: | Street Tree Xeriscapic Topiary |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Shade Tree Flowering Tree Will Naturalize |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Tolerates dry shade Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant Salt tolerant |
| Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Fruit is poisonous Other: seeds are poisonous also. Toxic to grazing animals. |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds: cold stratification needed or direct sow & wait for winter to do the stratification for you Sow in situ |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Tip Cuttings: Cane Cuttings: Root Other: Root suckers |
| Pollinators: | Various insects |
| Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil Monoecious |
| WebTucker | On March 28, 2023 | Bloomed |
| WebTucker | On January 22, 2022 | Bloomed |
