| 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 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
| Plant Height: | 15 to 35 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 15 to 30 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous Other: Dark green maturing to golden-yellow and bronze in fall |
| Fruit: | Edible to birds Other: Pea-sized, fleshy black fruits |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Pink Other: Clusters of red buds open to semi-double pale pink blooms that fade to white |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Fall Other: Primary bloom time is spring, with sparse flowering in fall |
| Uses: | Shade Tree Flowering Tree |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Birds Hummingbirds |
| Resistances: | Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Other: Grafting |
