• Family name: Rosaceae

• Host plant for: none

• General description: Deciduous small tree with small alternate leaves and numerous, showy small white flowers borne along branches. Easy to cultivate. Requires sun to part shade and well-drained soil. Extremely attractive and relatively fast growing specimen plant ideal for small landscapes. Flowers attract numerous butterflies and other pollinators.

• Type: Deciduous tree
• Flower: Small white, 5-petaled flowers
• Bloom time: Spring
• Soil type: Moist to dry, well-drained, sandy soils
• Maximum height: 10 feet

• Candidate for home gardens: Attractive small specimen tree. Showy spring flowers.
• Availability in nursery: Specialty and native plant nurseries
• Frenquency in the wild: Common
• Habitat: hardwood forests, pine flatwoods,

• Range in Florida

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