| Plant Habit: | Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | 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) |
| Plant Height: | 40 to 80 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 25 to 40 feet |
| Leaves: | Good fall color Deciduous Fragrant |
| Fruit: | Dehiscent Other: Small oval green capsule with cottony, tufted seeds. |
| Fruiting Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Red Other: 1 to 3.5 inches long catkins with numerous small flowers. |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Uses: | Shade Tree |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile |
| Pollinators: | Wind |
| Miscellaneous: | Dioecious |
