This American native is grown as a shrubby tree or, in time, large tree, growing from 15 to 50 feet tall and 20 to 35 feetwide. It has an upright and spreading habit with somewhat pendulous branches. Leaves are large, oval, and glossy green, turning to shades of yellow and orange in the fall. Bell-shaped yellow flowers appear in mid spring, but are mostly hidden by the foliage. Large, edible, dark orange fruit ripens in the fall, and tastes best after a frost.
Grow in full sun in well drained, sandy-loam to clay-loam soils. Though fruiting is better with consistent moisture, it is somewhat drought tolerant. Its suckering habit has a tendency to form thickets. Hardy to USDA Zone 4. A good choice for an edible, informal landscape.