HEIGHT up to 65 ft (20 m)
TYPE Deciduous
OCCURRENCE E. United States
This broadly spreading tree has aromatic leaves. The bark, twigs, and leaves provide food for wildlife, particularly deer, and can be used to restore depleted soil. The orange timber is used for making barrels, buckets, and other items. Tea is brewed from its roots and the leaves are used for thickening soups. Its oil is used for making perfume. BARK Dark gray-brown, thick. LEAF Gray-green above, whitish beneath; juveniles with toothed margins, adults mitten-shaped or three-lobed. FLOWER Green-yellow, petalless, borne in drooping, few-flowered, axillary racemes; males and females on separate trees. FRUIT Dark blue, singleseeded drupe with pulpy flesh; thick red stalk.
