Leaf: Alternate, simple, pinnately veined and evergreen, 5 to 8 inches long, oval
in shape with an entire margin. Very waxy/shiny above, and reddish tomentose below.

Flower: Very showy and fragrant, 6 to 8 inches wide with large white petals.
Flowers are borne singly, from May to June.

Fruit: An aggregate of follicles, green changing to red, cylindrical, 3 to
5 inches long with red seeds, 1/2 inch long. Maturing October to November.

Twig: Stout, with white to rusty tomentum and a long (1 to 1 1/2 inches) silky
white to rusty red terminal bud.

Bark: Brown to gray, thin, smooth/lenticellate when young, later with close
plates or scales.

Form: A medium-sized tree with a pyramidal crown. When open grown, the crown
is dense with low branches.