Form: Pyramidal
Growth Rate: Fast
Drought Tolerance: High
Size: 50-60’ tall by 30-40’ wide
Zone: 7-10
Salt Tolerance: Moderate
Light Requirements: Full sun 
Soil Requirements: Well-drained, moist, fertile, humus rich soil
that is well-limed; tolerant of slightly acidic soil
Bark: Smooth; grayish brown to blackish gray
Flower: Fragrant, white flowers are 6-8” wide; blooms May to
June; attracts insects
Fruit: Red berries in a large, hard woody cone, sometimes
considered messy
Foliage: Alternate, simple, ovate to elliptica, 5-10” long; medium green leaves with tannish brown underside; older, inner leaves turn yellow to brown and shed in Fall and again in Spring as new growth begins; leaf litter can be messy
Uses: Lawn tree, specimen plant, naturalizing, screening, buffer strips in parking lots and median planting