Foliage Notes:
Green (Dull green.); Yellow (Shades of yellow in fall.)
Stem Notes:
Reddish brown twigs with white lenticels. Smooth brown buds.
Fruit Notes:
Prickly burr about 2 in. wide. Opens around first frost and contains sweet nuts that drop around September-October
Soil Notes:
Prefers moist, well-drained loamy soils.
Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves are oblong-lanceolatem, toothed, turning shades of yellow in fall. Male flowers are aromatic, densely clustered in slender catkins (4-8" long). Female flowers appear in smaller, inconspicuous catkins. Flowers bloom in June. Fruits are small nuts, sweet and edible, encased in spiny burrs (2-3" diameter).
Indiana Native 
