Description ²

• Shape: Tree
• Leaf/Branch Arrangement: Alternate
• Flower: Brown/yellow and red elongated cluster – catkin, males 2-3 ¾ inches long, females ½-1 inch long with red styles
• Leaves: larger towards base, 2-3½ inches long, 1¼-2 1/3 inches wide, abruptly tapers to sharply pointed tip, base rounded to nearly straight across, edges irregularly double-toothed
• Bark: white, peeling in papery horizontal strips, older bark on lower trunk turns dark gray, furrowed and scaly
• Fruit/Seed: cylindric, cone-like clusters, ¾-1¾ inch long
• Height: 60-90 feet
• Flowering: April - May
• Habitat: upland forest

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Owen Strickland, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Owen Strickland
2. (c) Minnesota Scientific and Natural Areas, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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