Flower Notes:
Brown (Male and female catkins; not ornamentally important)
Foliage Notes:
Green (Lustrous green foliage in summer); Yellow (Yellow fall foliage)
Stem Notes:
essentially glabrous, warty, reddish brown stems
Fruit Notes:
Brown (Small nutlet; not ornamentally important)
Soil Notes:
Especially well adapted to wet soils; does not do well in dry situations; leaf chlorosis develops on alkaline soils
Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves (1.5-3.5" long) are alternate, rhombic-ovate, sharp pointed, doubly serrate, base wedge shaped, lustrous medium to dark green above and glabrous below. Chestnut-brown imbricate buds are 0.25" long. Male catkins (2-3" long) are dark brown. Shining, cream, brown, orange, and reddish exfoliating bark.
Indiana Native 
