Habitat

• native to Ontario down through Georgia
• hardy in zone 4

Habit and Form

• a deciduous shrub
• 10' to 15' tall
• spread is slightly less
• upright and wide-spreading
• medium texture
• fast growth rate

Summer Foliage

• opposite leaf arrangement
• trifoliate leaves
• leaflets are broad and ovate
• 2" to 4" long
• sharp, uneven serrations
• pubescent underside
• dark green leaf color

Autumn Foliage

• pale yellow fall color

Flowers

• greenish white flowers
• bell-shaped
• 0.33" long
• 1.5" to 2" long panicles
• blooms in May

Fruit

• 3-lobed, inflated capsule
• pale green maturing to brown
• matures in September

Bark

• greenish-gray bark with white fissures
• downy
• glabrous

Culture

• prefers moist, well-drained soils
• shade

Landscape Use

• naturalizing
• park tree
• nice foliage

Liabilities

• no serious pest problems

ID Features

• solitary, glabrous ovoid terminal buds
• 3-lobed, inflated capsule
• greenish white flowers
• trifoliate leaves

Propagation

• by seed
• by cuttings

Cultivars/Varieties

• none