Plant Habit: | Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
Plant Height: | 15 to 40 feet |
Plant Spread: | 1.5 feet |
Fruit: | Other: Brown pods containing winged dark brown, globose seeds that are dispersed by wind and water. |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Other: Yellowish-white |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring Spring Late spring or early summer Other: Year-round in some locations. |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Erosion control Culinary Herb Medicinal Herb Suitable for forage |
Edible Parts: | Bark Leaves Roots Seeds or Nuts Flowers |
Eating Methods: | Tea Cooked |
Resistances: | Humidity tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Depth to plant seed: 1/2 inch Sow in situ |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
LizDTM | On September 23, 2017 | Seeds sown |
LizDTM | On April 6, 2017 | Seeds sown |
QuiltedGardenHen | On November 28, 2017 | Obtained plant |
RobGlen | On September 29, 2018 | Miscellaneous Event Plant has reached twenty feet in height. |