Plant Habit: | Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | 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 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 7b |
Plant Height: | 20-40 feet (broad oval-rounded crown) |
Plant Spread: | 20-40 feet |
Leaves: | Good fall color Deciduous Fragrant |
Fruit: | Showy |
Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Green Yellow Other: Greenish-yellow |
Flower Time: | Spring |
Uses: | Water gardens |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Other Beneficial Insects |
Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Roots are poisonous Fruit is poisonous Other: All parts of this tree are poisonous if taken internally. Keep away from livestock; seeds and fruits are attractive to children and are dangerous. |
Propagation: Seeds: | Seeds are hydrophilic |
Pollinators: | Wasps Bees |
Miscellaneous: | Monoecious |