| Plant Habit: | Shrub Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
| Plant Height: | 12-20 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 12-16 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous Broadleaf |
| Fruit: | Other: Clusters of 1/2 to 1 inch long ovate-oblong nuts enclosed in a lobed, tubular husk. |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall |
| Flowers: | Inconspicuous |
| Flower Color: | Red Yellow Other: Pale yellow male catkins 2-3 inches long; bright red female flowers are 1/8 inch long |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" 1"-2" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Will Naturalize |
| Edible Parts: | Seeds or Nuts |
| Eating Methods: | Raw |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile |
| Pollinators: | Wind |
| Miscellaneous: | Monoecious |
