Hardy to 17-22 degrees F Grown for bloom. Good as freestanding tree in narrow area or grove. Good in desert. Slender, upright, narrow-headed. Grows to 15-20 feet.
Branches often droop from weight of flowers and seed capsules.
Decorative and fast growing. Light green to golden green leaves, long and narrow or blunt and round. Rough, flaky bark. Known for fragrant leaves. Several reddish trunks.