Plant Habit: | Tree |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
Plant Height: | 25 to 50 feet (7.6-15m) |
Plant Spread: | 25 to 50 feet (7.6-15m) |
Leaves: | Deciduous Malodorous |
Fruit: | Showy Other: long slender seed pods to 16 inches (40cm) long |
Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall |
Flowers: | Showy Blooms on old wood |
Flower Color: | White Other: White with purplish or yellow markings. |
Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Suitable Locations: | Street Tree |
Uses: | Shade Tree Flowering Tree Will Naturalize Useful for timber production |
Wildlife Attractant: | Butterflies |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Flood Resistant Humidity tolerant |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
Pollinators: | Bees |
Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
Miscellaneous: | Monoecious |
Awards and Recognitions: | RHS AGM |
AndreA33 | On November 25, 2013 | Seeds sown |