Has both male and female flowers. Male flowers are yellowish/green catkins while female flowers are on short spikes with a red stigma exerted from the calyx

Foliage Notes:

Green (Dark yellow-green above, densely pubescent and glandular below in summer); Gold (Golden yellow to golden brown in fall)

Stem Notes:

Brown (stout, very pubescent, finally glabrous)

Fruit Notes:

Brown

Ultimate Height:

50-60 feet

Ultimate Spread:

30-45 feet

Bloom Times:

Light Requirements:

Soil Water Requirements:

Medium 85

Soil Notes:

Prefers moist, well-drained soil

Range:

Massachusetts to Ontario and Nebraska, south to Florida and Texas

Maintenance:

Low 105

Diagnostic Characteristics:

The leaves are alternate, oddly pinnately-compound, 6 to 12" long, 7 to 9 leaflets, with the upper pair 5 to 9" long, 3 to 5" wide and the lower pair two third's that size, oblong to oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, serrate, dark yellow-green above, densely pubescent and glandular below, fragrant when bruised. The petiole and rachis are tomentose.

Ecological Functions:

Special Characteristics:

Fall Color 206

Food/Edible 80

Indiana Native 152

Additional Information

This tree is found on ridges, dry hills, and slopes but grows best in moist, well-drained soil. The fall color is deep golden yellow to golden brown and persists. Fruit is round to elliptical with a thick husk splitting at the base and contains an edible seed.