Habitat

• native to eastern half of United States
• hardy to zone 3

Habit and Form

• a deciduous tree
• 40' to 60' tall
• 30' to 50' wide
• widespreading crown with stiff upright branches
• slow growth rate
• coarse texture

Summer Foliage

• alternate leaf arrangement
• odd, pinnately compound leaves
• leaves are 10" to 20" long
• leaves are comprised of 11 to 19 leaflets
• serrated leaflet margins
• pubescent
• dark green leaf color

Autumn Foliage

• yellow fall color

Flowers

• monoecious
• male flowers are catkins
• female flowers spikes
• not ornamentally important

Fruit

• fruit is a nut
• oblong and covered with sticky hairs
• seeds are edible and oily

Bark

• grayish bark
• ridged and furrowed
• stout, pubescent stems

Culture

• prefers moist, fertile soil
• full sun

Landscape Use

• for food
• for fruit
• lawn trees
• parks and wide open spaces

Liabilities

• fruits can be messy
• canker

ID Features

• large pinnately compound leaves with numerous leaflets
• downy, terminal buds, 0.33" long
• buds have a blunt tip
• leaf scar is triangular and large

Propagation

• by seed
• by cuttings

Cultivars/Varieties

• none