| Plant Habit: | Shrub 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 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
| Plant Height: | 8-15 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous Fragrant Other: Gray-green leaves emit a methol fragrance when bruised. |
| Fruit: | Other: Small globose 4-celled purplish drupe, each section containing 1 seed. |
| Fruiting Time: | Fall |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Pink |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer Summer |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Flowering Tree |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Drought tolerant Salt tolerant |
