Ptelea trifoliata

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Ptelea trifoliata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Ptelea trifoliata, Linn. Hop Tree. Wafer Ash. Fig. 3249. Shrub or small round-headed tree, attaining 25 ft. : lfts. 3, sessile, ovate to elliptic-oblong, narrowed at both ends, sometimes acuminate, the lateral ones unequal at the base, crenulate or entire, dark green and lustrous above, pale below, glabrous or pubescent when young, 3-5 in. long: fls. 1/3-1/2in. across; filaments villous below: fr. about 1 in. long, broadly winged. June. Ont. and N. Y. to Fla., west to Minn., and sometimes escaped from cult, elsewhere. 8.8.1:33,34. G.G. III. 16:375. Several varieties are in cult., of which var. aurea, Behnsch (P. aurea, Hort.), the Golden Hop Tree, with yellow foliage, is the best known. Var. glauca, Kirchn. Lvs. grayish green, pubescent when young. Var. mollis, Torr. & Gray (P. mollis, Curtis. P. tomentosa, Raf.). Branchlets. infl., and lvs. beneath pubescent or tomen- tose. N. C. and Fla. to Ariz. More tender than the northern glabrous form and rarely cult. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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