| Description | A medium sized tree with a dense pyramidal habit. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (TILL-i-a)(kore-DAY-ta) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-7 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | Has some tolerance to flooding but not of draught. |
| Soil & Site | best in deep, fertile well drained, tolerates average |
| Flowers | 5-7 flowers on pendulous cymes, pale greenish yellow leaf like bracts, and creamy white to pale yellow small flowers |
| Fruit | small light brown to tan nutlet on a pendulous stem |
| Leaves | simple, alternate, 1.5-3" long by 1.25-2.5 wide, cordate to heart shaped, an oblique base, dark green with yellow fall foliage |
| Dimensions | 30-45 feet plus high by 20-30 feet spread |
| Misc Facts | The wood is light and used for carving and inner bark is used to make baskets. There are many good cultivars (over 20) that are better than the species for landscape purposes. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr) |
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