| Plant Habit: | Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic |
| 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 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10b |
| Plant Height: | 110 feet |
| Leaves: | Good fall color Unusual foliage color Deciduous Broadleaf |
| Fruit: | Showy |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Yellow |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Spring |
| Suitable Locations: | Street Tree |
| Uses: | Erosion control Shade Tree Medicinal Herb Will Naturalize |
| Edible Parts: | Sap |
| Resistances: | Flood Resistant Tolerates dry shade Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds: stratify for 30-40 days. helps to remove pericarp of seed, which may even remove requirement for stratification in some seeds. Scarify seeds: helps to remove pericarp of seed when stratifying Needs specific temperature: 39-45 F for cold stratification, and 60-75 F for germination after stratification Days to germinate: 1-2 weeks Depth to plant seed: 1-2 inches Suitable for wintersowing Can handle transplanting Will not come true from seed |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Root |
| Pollinators: | Various insects |
| Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil Goes Dormant |
| Conservation status: | Least Concern (LC) |
