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§1 Plant

Ptelea trifoliata L.

vernacular common hoptree — species · Rutaceae


USDA
PTTR
GBIF
3190411
Rank
species
common hoptree (Ptelea trifoliata)
Platephotograph · Ryan Mellgren source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree
Duration
Perennial
Group
Dicot
Family
Rutaceae Juss.
Genus
Ptelea
§2a

Native status, by region

  • CAN Canada Native
  • L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b

County-level range

· 706 counties across 29 states/territories
Legend Native · 706 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought
Low
Shade
Medium
Moisture use
High
Fire
Low
Salinity
Medium
Anaerobic
Low
CaCO₃
Medium
Hedging
None
§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
-33 °F minimum
Frost-free days
165 min.
Precipitation
30–50 in/yr
pH range
4.8–7
Root depth
30 in min.
Fertility need
Low
Soil texture
coarse, medium
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Single Stem
Growth rate
Slow
Lifespan
Long
Mature height
25 ft
Height @ 20 y
20 ft
Foliage texture
Medium
Foliage colour
Green
Porosity (summer)
Moderate
Porosity (winter)
Porous
Flower colour
Yellow
Fruit colour
Red
Fire resistant
No
N fixation
None
Toxicity
None
§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period
Early Summer
Seed abundance
High
Seed begins
Summer
Seed ends
Summer
Spread rate
Slow
Stratify
Yes
Seeds / lb
12,000
Propagation
seed, bare root, container
§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability
No Known Source
Nursery stock
Yes
Browse palatability
Low
Graze palatability
Low
Palatable, human
No
Lumber
No
Fuelwood
Medium
Christmas tree
No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 706 counties across 29 states/territories.

Alabama view state ↗ 24 N
Arizona view state ↗ 14 N
Arkansas view state ↗ 48 N
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N
Florida view state ↗ 25 N
Georgia view state ↗ 35 N
Illinois view state ↗ 86 N
Indiana view state ↗ 58 N
Iowa view state ↗ 2 N
Kansas view state ↗ 19 N
Kentucky view state ↗ 38 N
Louisiana view state ↗ 28 N
Massachusetts view state ↗ 10 N
Michigan view state ↗ 18 N
Minnesota view state ↗ 1 N
Mississippi view state ↗ 9 N
Missouri view state ↗ 79 N
New Hampshire view state ↗ 2 N
New Jersey view state ↗ 8 N
New York view state ↗ 18 N
North Carolina view state ↗ 13 N
Ohio view state ↗ 60 N
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 13 N
Rhode Island view state ↗ 1 N
South Carolina view state ↗ 6 N
Tennessee view state ↗ 36 N
Virginia view state ↗ 30 N
West Virginia view state ↗ 11 N
Wisconsin view state ↗ 13 N

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/PTTR ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/3190411 ↗

Record version

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