| General Description | It has bright green compound palmate leaves with 5 - 7 leaflets. Each leaflet can reach 6 - 17 cm long in length. Long clusters of distinguished white to creamy pink flowers blooming in mid-spring. |
| Shape | Rounded shape and will become broad-headed. |
| Landscape | Attracts hummingbirds, bees and butterflies to the garden. |
| Cultivation | Grows best in well drained and deep loamy soils. |
| Habitat | It is found growing in association with coastal sage scrub, mixed-evergreen forests, along rivers and creeks and in central oak woodlands. |
| Bark/Stem Description | Essentially smooth bark that is pale grey to silver in colour. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description | A dark brown sticky bud that is pointed upward at the tip and is 1 - 2 cm in length. |
| Leaf Description | Leaves are palmate, compound, and opposite, 5 - 7 leaflets each about 6 -17 cm long being a bright green colour that will later turn brown towards autumn. |
| Flower Description | Creamy to white to pink, scented, panicled shaped flowers 15 - 24 cm long. Honey bees and butterflies are mainly attracted to these flowers for the pollen and nectar. The florets consist of 5 fused sepals. |
| Fruit Description | Pear shaped, light brown, leathery looking around the outer part of the nut. The majority of the time, they will appear in pairs about 6 - 8 cm in length. Each pear shaped fruit contains 2, 1 - 2 cm dark brown nuts.
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| Colour Description | Grey bark, dark green leaves and white to cream coloured flowers. |