Light: Full sun; tolerates reflected heat.
Water: Low water once established. Water deeply, then allow soil to dry between irrigations. Provide supplemental summer watering and more frequent irrigation during establishment.
Soil: Well-drained sandy, gravelly, or loamy soil; tolerates alkaline desert soils. Avoid persistently wet or poorly drained sites.
Mature size: 15–20 feet tall and wide.
Bloom: Typically late fall through winter, sometimes extending into early spring; frost may interrupt flowering.
Evergreen / deciduous: Evergreen in mild winters; may become partially deciduous during cold weather.
Growth rate: Moderate; faster with appropriate irrigation during warm weather.