Site
Requirements: Sun;
moist, well drained fertile soil; tolerates dry soil and clay but not wet
sites; keep soil mulched
Texture:
Medium
Form:
Pyramidal
in youth; tall tree; slender, low, arching, spreading branches; broad, rounded,
open crown
Height:
60
to 100'
Width:
45
to 60'
Leaf:
4
to 8" alternate, simple leaves; modest yellow green fall color
Flower/Fruit:
Lacy
cluster of fragrant cream flowers; nut like structure attached to a papery
bract
Comments:
Useful
as shade tree in urban areas; easy to transplant; good honey plant; drought
and air pollution tolerant; larval plant for red spotted purple and morning
cloak butterflies; seeds eaten by birds and squirrels
