| Plant Habit: | Shrub Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
| Plant Height: | 5 to 82 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Fruit: | Dehiscent Other: Small capsule like fruits contain numerous seeds. |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | White Yellow Other: Greenish-white, creamy-white, or yellow; sometimes flushed orange. |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Flowering Tree Medicinal Herb Will Naturalize |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
| Miscellaneous: | Dioecious |
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