Plant Habit: | Tree |
Life cycle: | Biennial |
Sun Requirements: | Partial Shade to Full Shade |
Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic Dry Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 6b |
Fruit: | Showy |
Flowers: | Malodorous |
Inflorescence Type: | Thyrse |
Uses: | Shade Tree |
Edible Parts: | Leaves |
Dynamic Accumulator: | K (Potassium) Ca (Calcium) S (Sulfur) |
Resistances: | Squirrels |
Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Sow in situ |
Pollinators: | Other Wind |
Conservation status: | Near Threatened (NT)
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