Habitat: Spreading deciduous tree or shrub, conical when young

Height: 15m (50ft)   Width: 10m (30ft)

Leaf Description: Elliptic dark green leaves, turn red or yellow in Autumn

Flowering: Pendent racemes to 15cm long of cup shaped fragrant white flowers to 1.5cm across, produced in late spring followed byspherical pea like glossy black fruit

Hardiness: Full hardy

Site Suitability: Grow in any moist but well drained , moderately fertile soil. Deciduous species and cultivars in full sun, evergreens in full sun or partial shade

Pest & Diseases: susceptible to damage from aphids, caterpillars, bullfinches

Comments: Excellent specimen trees, many being suitable for a small garden