| Foliage | 5-7 leaflets, serrate, narrowly ovate to lanceolate, base leaflets smaller than terminal leaflet |
Leaf Type
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Compound - Pinnate |
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| Bark | light gray/brown, smooth when young, then lightly textured shallow and narrow fissures with age |
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| Bud | terminal: sulfur yellow with non-overlapping scales (valvate); lateral: hairy, smaller than terminal |
Bud Arrangement
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Alternate |
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| Twig | moderately stout, gray/brown |
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| Flower | male: pendulous catkins, yellow/green; female: on short spikes, green; male and female on same tree (monoecious) |
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| Fruit | nut encased in leathery husk (green then brown), spherical to ovoid in shape; husk with 4 sections (sutures) |
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| Fall Color | yellow |
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