| Plant Habit: | Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0) Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 15 to 95 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Fruit: | Dehiscent Other: 4 to 8 inch long light brown two-valved oblong flat pod; each pod contains 7 to 10 small flattened seeds |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | White |
| Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
| Uses: | Shade Tree Medicinal Herb Vegetable Useful for timber production |
| Edible Parts: | Leaves |
| Eating Methods: | Cooked |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Fire Resistant Drought tolerant |
| Toxicity: | Other: Bark is poisonous and used as a fish poison |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Scarify seeds: Soak in warm water for 12 to 24 hours Depth to plant seed: Shallowly sow, covering with a thin layer of soil |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Root |
| Pollinators: | Various insects |
| Miscellaneous: | Monoecious |
| Conservation status: | Least Concern (LC) |
