A wide spreading suckering shrub covered with white bottlebrush like flowers in July.
Plant Type
All Plants, Trees Deciduous
Hardiness Zone
4-8
Sunlight
full sun to partial shade
Moisture
average to moist
Soil & Site
prefers moist well drained soils, adaptable
Flowers
white, 4 petals, pink stamens, red anthers found on bottle brush shaped panicles and bloom in late June to July, nectar rich flowers attract birds and bees
Fruit
the protein rich nuts are consumed by small mammals, nuts can be toxic to humans
Leaves
opposite, palmately compound, 5-7 leaflets and dark green in summer turning to a yellow in the fall
Stems
lower branches can rest on the ground
Dimensions
Reaches 6-12 feet tall by equal or greater spread.
Propagation
seeds, root cuttings
Notes & Reference
#01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr)
#03-The Hillier Manual of Trees and Shrubs (Hillier Nursery)