Plant Habit: | Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Wet 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) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F) |
Plant Height: | 100 to 115 feet |
Leaves: | Unusual foliage color Deciduous |
Fruit: | Other: source of biofuel |
Fruiting Time: | Late winter or early spring |
Flowers: | Showy Malodorous |
Flower Color: | Russet |
Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
Flower Time: | Spring |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Suitable Locations: | Street Tree |
Uses: | Shade Tree Flowering Tree Medicinal Herb Vegetable |
Edible Parts: | Leaves Roots Seeds or Nuts Fruit |
Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
Propagation: Seeds: | Scarify seeds: allows water to penetrate Days to germinate: 14 |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
Pollinators: | Various insects |
Containers: | Not suitable for containers |