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Ptelea
trifoliata |
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Hop Tree, Wafer Ash |
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Stiffly upright large shrub or
small tree, of a bushy, rounded nature. |
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15-20 feet (up to 25 feet) tall with a similar spread. |
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Flowers are small,
greenish-white, borne in terminal corymbs, not important. |
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June |
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Leaves are alternate,
trifoliolate, each leaflet being 2˝-5
inches long, narrowed at ends, entire, lustrous
dark green in color. |
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Fall color is yellow-green. |
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Fruit is a broadly winged,
roundish, light brown samara, somewhat
resembling hops, ripening in September |
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