Plant Habit: | Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | 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 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
Plant Height: | 30-60 feet |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Fruit: | Showy Other: 1 to 2 inch globose green to brown thick shelled nut containing small brown edible kernel. |
Fruiting Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
Flowers: | Inconspicuous Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Green White |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
Uses: | Useful for timber production |
Dynamic Accumulator: | P (Phosphorus) K (Potassium) Ca (Calcium) |
Wildlife Attractant: | Birds |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Drought tolerant Salt tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile |
Pollinators: | Wind |