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) |
Plant Height: | 50-100 feet |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds |
Fruiting Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | White |
Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
Flower Time: | Spring |
Suitable Locations: | Street Tree |
Uses: | Flowering Tree Medicinal Herb Useful for timber production |
Edible Parts: | Fruit |
Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked Fermented |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Roots are poisonous Other: seeds |
Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile |
Pollinators: | Bees |
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