LIGHT: Full sun
WATER: Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.
SIZE: Quickly grows 25 ft. tall, 15 ft. wide; 35 ft. tall, 25 ft. wide with age.
| Description | An excellent lawn and shade tree that produces an outstanding profusion of white flower clusters early in the season. Bright green foliage develops terrific orange and deep red fall color. A pyramidal shape when young, but develops a broad canopy with age. Versatile garden addition that produces no edible fruit. Deciduous. |
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| Bloom Time | Early spring |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Deciduous |
| Special Features | Easy Care, Fall Color, Fast Growing |
| Problems/Solutions | Very Wet Areas, Tolerates Urban Pollution |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Growth Habit | Pyramidal |
| Flower Attributes | Showy Flowers |
| Design Ideas | A fine specimen tree for the lawn or corner of the garden, where its white spring blooms and colorful fall foliage can be admired. |
| Flower Color | White |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Foliage Fall Color | Red |
| Companion Plants | Shrub Rose (Rosa); Butterfly Bush (Buddleja); Daylily (Hemerocallis); Bee Balm (Monarda); Lavender (Lavandula) |
| Care Instructions | Highly adaptable but best in enriched, well-drained loamy soil with consistent moisture. Water deeply, regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system; once established, reduce frequency. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Prune annually for shape and structure. |





