Light: Full sun to light shade; tolerates intense reflected heat once established.
Water: Low water once established; water deeply, then allow soil to dry between irrigations. Provide supplemental summer irrigation in Phoenix and more regular watering during establishment.
Soil: Well-drained sandy, gravelly, or loamy soil; tolerates alkaline desert soils. Avoid persistently wet conditions.
Mature size: Typically 10–15 feet tall and 6–10 feet wide; occasionally larger with age and favorable conditions.
Bloom: Small, inconspicuous flowers generally appear in spring, followed by papery seed capsules on female plants when pollinated.
Evergreen / deciduous: Evergreen.
Growth rate: Moderate to fast with supplemental irrigation; slower under very dry conditions.