General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Plant Height: 6 to 12 feet
Leaves: Other: Soft, pubescent the first year but harden and develop a waxy coating as they age.
Fruit: Showy
Other: Hairy nutlike fruit
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Other: Fading to a dull yellow coloration with age.
Bloom Size: 4"-5"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Pollinators: Birds
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Conservation status: Near Threatened (NT)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Near Threatened
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Common names
  • Long-Bud Sugarbush

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Date: 2008-07-14
Photo courtesy of: sb616

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