Botanical Name
Ptelea trifoliata
Common Name
Hoptree
Wetland Status
FACU
Deciduous accent tree/small understory shrub. 15'-20' tall. Leaves are dark-green in summer, yellow in fall. April flowers are small, greenish white, in clusters. Distinctive fruit is waferlike samara (dry, winged, one-seeded fruit) with broad wings. Average, well-drained soils in part shade to full shade. Quite bushy if cut back and grown in full sun. Attracts birds, butterflies, and is a larval host for the Eastern Tiger and Giant Swallowtail.