Form: Broad pyramidal
Growth Rate: Fast
Drought Tolerance: High
Size: 50-60’ tall by 40-50’ wide
Zone: 6-9
Salt Tolerance: High
Light Requirements: Full sun tolerates partial shade
Soil Requirements: Well-drained, slightly alkaline to acidic, clay, loam, or sandy soil, tolerant of infrequent flooding
Bark: Smooth; olive to light gray, quickly develops mottled bark patches of creamy white and olive, graygreen
Flower: Male flowers are reddish brown held in balllike heads;
female flowers are brownish yellow to green held in ball-like
heads; inconspicuous; blooms in Spring
Fruit: Fruit formed in ball-like heads; fruit can be hazardous in lawn and pedestrian areas
Foliage: Alternate, simple, truncated to palmately lobed, large
leaf; light green leaves turn yellowish to brown in Fall; Fall color is not showy. Large parking lots, large lawn tree, buffer strips, street tree or tree mediank