| Plant Habit: | Shrub Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0) Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5) Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9a |
| Plant Height: | 12 to 20 feet, possibly to 35 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 12 to 20 feet |
| Leaves: | Good fall color Deciduous |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: 1/2 to 3/4 inch ovoid drupe, mathuring to dark bluish-black color, each containing a single seed, rarely two or three seeds. |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | White |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Spring |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Suitable Locations: | Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Flowering Tree |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Birds |
| Resistances: | Pollution Humidity tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Stratify seeds: warm, moist 2-3 months then cold moist 2-3 months Needs specific temperature: warm 68 degrees F then 41 degrees F |
| Pollinators: | Bees Various insects |
| Miscellaneous: | Dioecious |
