| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 12 |
| Plant Height: | 4-10 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 4-8 feet |
| Leaves: | Evergreen Fragrant Broadleaf Other: Shiny, pinnate, compound leaves. Smell of citirus when bruised. |
| Fruit: | Edible to birds Other: Dark drupe with one seed. |
| Fruiting Time: | Other: Intermittent Mar-Oct |
| Flowers: | Inconspicuous |
| Flower Color: | Other: Greenish-white with yellow dot in center. Tiny blooms form large clusters on current year growth.. |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Summer Fall Other: Intermittent Mar-Oct |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Uses: | Flowering Tree |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit |
| Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Resistances: | Drought tolerant Salt tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Other info: Use only FRESH seeds collected Sept-Nov. (Do not store seeds). Depulp gently & aerate 1-2 days before planting. Germinate in 2-3 weeks. |
| Pollinators: | Self Wasps Moths and Butterflies Birds Bumblebees Bees |
| Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
