The tiny flowers are inconspicuous, yellowish heads, clustered at the center of 4 showy, 2- to 4-inch-long notched bracts. Generally white, the bracts appear with the leaves in April and May and remain effective for up to 2 weeks. The scarlet, oblong, berry-like drupes are produced in clusters of 3 to 4, ripening in September and October and remaining on the tree until mid-December.