| Plant Habit: | Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
| Plant Height: | 15 to 40 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 15 to 40 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous Broadleaf Other: Leaves emerge light green, mature to dark green and then yellow in the fall. |
| Fruit: | Edible to birds Other: 1 to 3 inch, brown capsules |
| Fruiting Time: | Fall |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Red |
| Bloom Size: | 2"-3" |
| Flower Time: | Spring |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Uses: | Shade Tree |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Pollution |
| Toxicity: | Fruit is poisonous |
| Pollinators: | Bees |
| Miscellaneous: | Monoecious |
