Flower Notes:
Pink (Up to 8" wide corymbs of sterile pink flowers occuring in June)
Foliage Notes:
Green (Dark green summer foliage); Brown (Fall foliage is generally a poor brown, green, or yellow)
Soil Notes:
Adaptable, but not tolerant of dry soils
Diagnostic Characteristics:
Opposite, simple, ovate to elliptic leaves (3-8" long by 2-6" wide). Serrated leaves with rounded or cordate base. Shiny young branches, exfoliating older stems.