Habitat

• native to Manchuria and Korea
• hardy to zone 3, and warmer parts of 2

Habit and Form

• a deciduous tree
• 30' to 40' tall
• 25' to 35' wide
• rounded to vase-shaped crown, dense
• glands dot base
• pubescent midrib
• medium texture
• moderate growth rate

Summer Foliage

• alternate leaf arrangement
• simple, deciduous leaves
• serrate leaf margins
• ovate leaf shape
• 2" to 4" long
• medium green leaf color

Autumn Foliage

• yellow fall color

Flowers

• white flowers
• blooms in late April
• fragrant
• showy
• borne in 2' to 3' long racemes

Fruit

• rounded, black drupe
• 0.5" in diameter
• attracts birds
• mature in August
• not ornamentally important

Bark

• attractive
• reddish brown bark
• shiny
• peeling

Culture

• full sun
• prefers well-drained, moist soil
• needs pruning to maintain tree shape

Landscape Use

• specimen
• street tree
• patio plant

Liabilities

• girdling roots
• borers
• aphids
• scale

ID Features

• deciduous tree
• alternate leaf arrangement
• serrate leaf margins
• ovate leaf shape
• pubescent midrib
• white flowers, fragrant
• round, fleshy fruit

Propagation

• by cuttings
• by seed

Cultivars/Varieties

'Amber Beauty' - This selection forms a symmetrical tree with slightly ascending branches.