Light: Full sun; tolerates reflected heat with adequate water.
Water: Moderate water needs; not a low-water desert tree. Water deeply across the root zone, allowing the upper soil to dry between irrigations. Increase irrigation during extreme summer heat; reduce after leaf drop.
Soil: Well-drained soil; tolerates clay and alkaline conditions, but avoid prolonged saturation and excessive salt buildup.
Mature size: Approximately 40–50 feet tall and 30–40 feet wide; size varies with growing conditions.
Bloom: Small, inconspicuous flowers in early spring, generally before or as leaves emerge.
Evergreen / deciduous: Deciduous; leaf drop may occur late in Phoenix’s mild winters.
Growth rate: Fast with adequate irrigation.