HEIGHT up to 100 ft (30 m)
TYPE Deciduous
OCCURRENCE China, Korea, Japan
The wood of this tree is valued for making furniture, lacquer-ware, and trays. It grows on moist soil near streams. BARK Smooth, gray, flaking with age. LEAF Alternate, ovate to ovateoblong or elliptic, dark green with scattered hairs above, smooth or slightly hairy below, sharply toothed. FLOWER Green, small, petalless; males and females in separate clusters. FRUIT Small spherical drupe.
