Plant Habit: | Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Wet Wet Mesic Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
Soil pH Preferences: | Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5) Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
Plant Height: | 30-65 feet |
Leaves: | Good fall color Deciduous Broadleaf Other: Yellow fall color. |
Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall |
Flowers: | Showy Other: 1 inch long catkins |
Flower Color: | Green Yellow Other: Male catkins are yellowish-brown, female catkins are greenish in color. |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Spring |
Uses: | Erosion control Shade Tree Medicinal Herb Will Naturalize Useful for timber production |
Dynamic Accumulator: | P (Phosphorus) |
Resistances: | Humidity tolerant |
Pollinators: | Wind |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil Monoecious |