▁a ▁st rag gly ▁tree ▁or ▁m alle e ▁that ▁sometimes ▁grows ▁to ▁a ▁height ▁of ▁, ▁often ▁much ▁less , ▁and ▁forms ▁a ▁l ign ot uber . ▁It ▁has ▁pow der y , ▁white ▁to ▁p ink ▁b ark ▁weather ing ▁to ▁light ▁brown , ▁sometimes ▁with ▁rough , ▁grey , ▁t ess ell ated ▁b ark ▁at ▁the ▁base . ▁Young ▁plants ▁and ▁co pp ice ▁reg row th ▁have ▁heart - sh aped , ▁egg - sh aped ▁or ▁lance - sh aped ▁leaves ▁that ▁are ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁ ▁wide ▁on ▁a ▁short ▁pet io le . ▁Ad ult ▁leaves ▁are ▁arranged ▁altern ately , ▁lance - sh aped , ▁sometimes ▁w avy , ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁ ▁wide ▁tap ering ▁to ▁a ▁pet io le ▁ ▁long . ▁The ▁flower ▁bud s ▁are ▁arranged ▁in ▁leaf ▁ax ils ▁on ▁a ▁branch ed ▁ped un cle ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁long , ▁each ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁ped un cle ▁with ▁seven ▁bud s ▁on ▁p edic els ▁ ▁long . ▁M ature ▁bud s ▁are ▁p ear - sh aped , ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁ ▁wide ▁with ▁a ▁fl atten ed ▁oper cul um . ▁Flow ering ▁has ▁been ▁observed ▁in ▁December ▁and ▁January ▁and ▁the ▁flowers ▁are ▁cre amy ▁white . ▁The ▁fruit ▁is ▁a ▁wo ody ▁short ened ▁spher ical ▁to ▁cyl ind rical ▁caps ule ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁ ▁wide ▁with ▁the ▁val ves ▁en closed ▁in ▁the ▁fruit .< ref ▁name =" AB RS ">