Plant Habit: | Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade Partial Shade to Full Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
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 10b |
Plant Height: | 20 to 40 feet |
Plant Spread: | 15 to 25 feet |
Leaves: | Evergreen Fragrant Broadleaf |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: 1/2 inch long fleshy green drupe, maturing to black; persists through winter. |
Fruiting Time: | Late winter or early spring Winter |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | White |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring Spring |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Suitable Locations: | Street Tree Xeriscapic Topiary |
Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Shade Tree Flowering Tree Will Naturalize |
Edible Parts: | Fruit |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Tolerates dry shade Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant Salt tolerant |
Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Fruit is poisonous Other: seeds are poisonous also. Toxic to grazing animals. |
Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds: cold stratification needed or direct sow & wait for winter to do the stratification for you Sow in situ |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Tip Cuttings: Cane Cuttings: Root Other: Root suckers |
Pollinators: | Various insects |
Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil Monoecious |
WebTucker | On March 28, 2023 | Bloomed |
WebTucker | On January 22, 2022 | Bloomed |