Sun Exposure: Full sun to part shade
Origin: Eastern North America, from Ontario south to Florida and Texas
Growth Habits: Small to medium-sized deciduous tree, 30 to 60 feet tall (9-18 m), 20-40 feet spread (6-12 m); root suckering; brown scented bark, coarsely, ridged and furrowed; fragrant leaves, 3 to 6 inches long with 1 to 3 lobes, turning brilliant yellow, orange, or red in the fall
Flowers: Greenish flowers
Watering Needs: Regular water, prefers a soil slightly acid
Propagation: Fresh seeds in the fall, suckers in late winter, difficult to transplant because of its tap root, when injured during transplant, or when grown from suckers, tend to sucker heavily
The leaves are used in Cajun and Creole cooking. The root oil was used to flavor root beer.
Blooming Habits:
Dioecious, they bear yellowish green flowers on 2 inches long racemes in early spring.
Fruiting Habits:
Female trees bear dark blue, ovoid, fleshy drupes on red stalks. They mature in late summer.
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