Foliage:
Green (Dull green.); Yellow (Shades of yellow in fall.)
Soil:
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).
