hoptree Rutaceae Ptelea trifoliata

Leaf:Alternate, palmately compound, 3 leaflets (each 2 to 4 inches long), sparsely serrated or entire, leaf 4 to 7 inches long, shiny dark green above, paler below.
Flower:Small (1/2 inch across), 4 to 5 narrow, greenish white petals, appear in terminal, branched clusters in spring, unpleasant odor.
Fruit:Round wafer-like papery samara, 1 inch across, light brown, maturing in summer.
Twig:Slender to moderate, brown with deep U-shaped leaf scar; light brown, fuzzy short buds.
Bark:Reddish brown to gray-brown, short horizontal lenticels, warty corky ridges, becoming slightly scaly, unpleasant odor and bitter taste.
Form:Typically a shrub but may become a small tree, reaches up to 20 feet with a broad crown.

leaf flower fruit twig bark form map

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