Plant Habit: | Tree |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
Plant Height: | 25-30 feet (some specimens 40 feet) |
Plant Spread: | 30-35 feet |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Fruit: | Other: 2-3" pods |
Flowers: | Other: 4-8" long clusters |
Flower Color: | White Other: dull with a slate blue tinge - individual flowers are 1/3" each |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Summer Other: July, August |
Uses: | Flowering Tree |
Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer |
Propagation: Seeds: | Scarify seeds: nick and soak Days to germinate: within 3 weeks |
Pollinators: | Various insects |
Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
Conservation status: | Least Concern (LC) |