Height: 8 ft. 0 in. - 15 ft. 0 in.

Width: 6 ft. 0 in. - 15 ft. 0 in.

Light: partial shade

Soil Drainage: Moist, Occasional Flooding, Occasionally Dry, Occasionally Wet

Flowers/fruit: Tiny fragrant flowers before foliage in March-April. Scarlet red spicy scented fruit in late summer/early fall.

Fall leaf color: Gold/yellow.

Wildlife Value: This plant supports Palamedes Swallowtail (Papilio palamedes) larvae which has two flights from March-December with a partial 3rd flight in the South. The adult butterflies feed on nectar from flowers like sweet pepperbush, thistles, blue flag, and azalea. This plant also supports Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus) larvae which have 2 generations per year from April-October. Adult Spicebush Swallowtail butterflies feed on nectar from honeysuckle, jewelweed, thistles, milkweed, azalea, dogbane, and sweet pepperbush. Fruits are eaten by songbirds, especially during fall migration. White-tailed deer will browse twigs and leaves.