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| Description | A native tree found growing in moist soils. Will get a bad case of chlorosis in alkaline soils. |
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| Pronunciation | (bet-U-la)(NI-gra) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, moist, can survive flood conditions |
| Soil & Site | moist, acidic |
| Fruit | small nutlets in pendulous catkins, tiny seeds |
| Leaves | simple, green, wedge shaped base, triangular, doubly serrated, yellow in the fall |
| Stems | exfoliating bark, starts white matures to cinnamon brown |
| Dimensions | 40-70 feet tall, pyramidal |
| Native Site | From Minnesota to New Hampshire to Florida and Texas |
| Author's Notes | Not a good plant for landscapes unless you have acidic moist soil. Many cultivars can grow in the more basic soils. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #181-Native Trees for North America (Guy Sternberg) ` |
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