| General Description | A small to medium deciduous tree or large shrub that is native to forest areas in Japan. |
| Shape | A pyramidal when young, maturing to a spreading, dense, rounded form. |
| Landscape | A specimen flowering tree or shrub for lawns, foundations, patios, shrub borders or woodland peripheries. |
| Cultivation | Best grown in moist, organically rich, well-drained loams in full sun to part shade. |
| Habitat | Forest areas in Japan. |
| Leaf Description | Obovate, aromatic, dark green leaves 7 - 15 cm long are attractive throughout the growing season but produce little autumn colour (yellowish-brown). |
| Flower Description | Goblet-shaped to cup-shaped, fragrant, often pink-tinged, white flowers each to 10 cm across which open in March before the foliage emerges. |
| Fruit Description | Red seeds form in pods to 10 cm long. |