This small tree grows to be 25 feet tall and 15 feet wide. They prefer full sun, with a bit of shade in the afternoon, with moist but well drained soils. It's beautiful white, fragrant blooms emerge in the summer when blooms on other trees are lacking. It holds it's beautiful red fall foliage until after everything else is typically bare.
 
Not Native to North Carolina and thought to be extinct in the wild. Click to view its range in North America
 
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