Index / Search / Ptelea trifoliata
§1 Plant
Ptelea trifoliata L.
vernacular common hoptree — species · Rutaceae
§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§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 ▾
- Autauga 01001
- Barbour 01005
- Bibb 01007
- Bullock 01011
- Calhoun 01015
- Chambers 01017
- Clarke 01025
- Clay 01027
- Coffee 01031
- Dallas 01047
- Etowah 01055
- Hale 01065
- Jackson 01071
- Jefferson 01073
- Lee 01081
- Lowndes 01085
- Macon 01087
- Madison 01089
- Monroe 01099
- Montgomery 01101
- Perry 01105
- Russell 01113
- Tuscaloosa 01125
- Wilcox 01131
Arizona view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 48 N ▾
- Arkansas 05001
- Ashley 05003
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Boone 05009
- Bradley 05011
- Carroll 05015
- Cleburne 05023
- Conway 05029
- Crawford 05033
- Drew 05043
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Fulton 05049
- Garland 05051
- Greene 05055
- Hempstead 05057
- Hot Spring 05059
- Howard 05061
- Independence 05063
- Izard 05065
- Johnson 05071
- Lawrence 05075
- Little River 05081
- Logan 05083
- Madison 05087
- Marion 05089
- Miller 05091
- Monroe 05095
- Montgomery 05097
- Newton 05101
- Perry 05105
- Pike 05109
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Pulaski 05119
- Randolph 05121
- Saline 05125
- Scott 05127
- Searcy 05129
- Sevier 05133
- Sharp 05135
- Stone 05137
- Union 05139
- Van Buren 05141
- Washington 05143
- White 05145
- Yell 05149
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Alachua 12001
- Clay 12019
- Columbia 12023
- Dixie 12029
- Flagler 12035
- Gadsden 12039
- Gilchrist 12041
- Hamilton 12047
- Jackson 12063
- Jefferson 12065
- Lake 12069
- Leon 12073
- Levy 12075
- Liberty 12077
- Marion 12083
- Orange 12095
- Pasco 12101
- Polk 12105
- Putnam 12107
- Santa Rosa 12113
- St. Johns 12109
- Sumter 12119
- Suwannee 12121
- Volusia 12127
- Walton 12131
Georgia view state ↗ 35 N ▾
- Appling 13001
- Bartow 13015
- Brooks 13027
- Bulloch 13031
- Chatham 13051
- Cherokee 13057
- Clarke 13059
- Columbia 13073
- Dade 13083
- Decatur 13087
- DeKalb 13089
- Dougherty 13095
- Echols 13101
- Elbert 13105
- Habersham 13137
- Hall 13139
- Jackson 13157
- Jefferson 13163
- Lee 13177
- Lincoln 13181
- Lowndes 13185
- McDuffie 13189
- Muscogee 13215
- Oglethorpe 13221
- Putnam 13237
- Richmond 13245
- Rockdale 13247
- Stephens 13257
- Tattnall 13267
- Taylor 13269
- Upson 13293
- Walker 13295
- Wayne 13305
- White 13311
- Wilkes 13317
Illinois view state ↗ 86 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Boone 17007
- Brown 17009
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Clay 17025
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- De Witt 17039
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Franklin 17055
- Fulton 17057
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Jackson 17077
- Jersey 17083
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Monroe 17133
- Morgan 17137
- Moultrie 17139
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Putnam 17155
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Rock Island 17161
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Stephenson 17177
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Washington 17189
- Wayne 17191
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 58 N ▾
- Adams 18001
- Allen 18003
- Bartholomew 18005
- Boone 18011
- Brown 18013
- Carroll 18015
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Decatur 18031
- Delaware 18035
- Elkhart 18039
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Gibson 18051
- Hamilton 18057
- Hancock 18059
- Harrison 18061
- Hendricks 18063
- Henry 18065
- Howard 18067
- Huntington 18069
- Jackson 18071
- Jay 18075
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Knox 18083
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Madison 18095
- Marion 18097
- Marshall 18099
- Miami 18103
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Morgan 18109
- Noble 18113
- Owen 18119
- Parke 18121
- Porter 18127
- Posey 18129
- Putnam 18133
- Randolph 18135
- Shelby 18145
- Spencer 18147
- St. Joseph 18141
- Starke 18149
- Sullivan 18153
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Union 18161
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- Wayne 18177
- Wells 18179
- White 18181
- Whitley 18183
Iowa view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 38 N ▾
- Anderson 21005
- Bath 21011
- Boyle 21021
- Carter 21043
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Clinton 21053
- Cumberland 21057
- Edmonson 21061
- Fayette 21067
- Fleming 21069
- Franklin 21073
- Gallatin 21077
- Harrison 21097
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Kenton 21117
- Lee 21129
- Lewis 21135
- Lincoln 21137
- Livingston 21139
- Madison 21151
- McCreary 21147
- Meade 21163
- Mercer 21167
- Montgomery 21173
- Nelson 21179
- Nicholas 21181
- Oldham 21185
- Owen 21187
- Pendleton 21191
- Pulaski 21199
- Robertson 21201
- Rowan 21205
- Spencer 21215
- Trigg 21221
- Warren 21227
- Woodford 21239
Louisiana view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Allen 22003
- Avoyelles 22009
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Caldwell 22021
- Claiborne 22027
- De Soto 22031
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- East Feliciana 22037
- Grant 22043
- Iberia 22045
- Jefferson Davis 22053
- Lafayette 22055
- LaSalle 22059
- Lincoln 22061
- Livingston 22063
- Natchitoches 22069
- Ouachita 22073
- Rapides 22079
- Sabine 22085
- St. Helena 22091
- St. Landry 22097
- St. Mary 22101
- Union 22111
- Vernon 22115
- Washington 22117
- West Feliciana 22125
- Winn 22127
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 ▾
- Adair 29001
- Atchison 29005
- Audrain 29007
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Benton 29015
- Boone 29019
- Butler 29023
- Callaway 29027
- Camden 29029
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Carter 29035
- Cedar 29039
- Chariton 29041
- Christian 29043
- Clark 29045
- Cole 29051
- Cooper 29053
- Crawford 29055
- Dade 29057
- Dallas 29059
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Greene 29077
- Hickory 29085
- Howard 29089
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Knox 29103
- Laclede 29105
- Lawrence 29109
- Lewis 29111
- Lincoln 29113
- Madison 29123
- Maries 29125
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Miller 29131
- Moniteau 29135
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Morgan 29141
- Newton 29145
- Oregon 29149
- Osage 29151
- Ozark 29153
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Saline 29195
- Shannon 29203
- Shelby 29205
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stone 29209
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Vernon 29217
- Warren 29219
- Washington 29221
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
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 ▾
- Adams 39001
- Allen 39003
- Ashland 39005
- Ashtabula 39007
- Athens 39009
- Auglaize 39011
- Butler 39017
- Champaign 39021
- Clark 39023
- Clermont 39025
- Clinton 39027
- Coshocton 39031
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Darke 39037
- Defiance 39039
- Delaware 39041
- Erie 39043
- Fayette 39047
- Franklin 39049
- Fulton 39051
- Greene 39057
- Hamilton 39061
- Hancock 39063
- Henry 39069
- Huron 39077
- Jackson 39079
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Licking 39089
- Logan 39091
- Lorain 39093
- Lucas 39095
- Madison 39097
- Marion 39101
- Meigs 39105
- Mercer 39107
- Miami 39109
- Monroe 39111
- Montgomery 39113
- Muskingum 39119
- Ottawa 39123
- Paulding 39125
- Pike 39131
- Portage 39133
- Preble 39135
- Putnam 39137
- Richland 39139
- Ross 39141
- Sandusky 39143
- Scioto 39145
- Seneca 39147
- Shelby 39149
- Stark 39151
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Union 39159
- Warren 39165
- Washington 39167
- Wayne 39169
- Williams 39171
- Wood 39173
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Rhode Island view state ↗ 1 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Bedford 47003
- Cannon 47015
- Cheatham 47021
- Claiborne 47025
- Clay 47027
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Decatur 47039
- DeKalb 47041
- Grainger 47057
- Hardin 47071
- Hickman 47081
- Houston 47083
- Humphreys 47085
- Knox 47093
- Lawrence 47099
- Lincoln 47103
- Loudon 47105
- Madison 47113
- Marshall 47117
- Maury 47119
- Montgomery 47125
- Morgan 47129
- Perry 47135
- Polk 47139
- Putnam 47141
- Roane 47145
- Robertson 47147
- Rutherford 47149
- Sevier 47155
- Smith 47159
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Washington 47179
- White 47185
- Wilson 47189
Virginia view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Bedford 51019
- Botetourt 51023
- Carroll 51035
- Clarke 51043
- Craig 51045
- Fairfax 51059
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Grayson 51077
- Greene 51079
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Lunenburg 51111
- Madison 51113
- Montgomery 51121
- Page 51139
- Prince George 51149
- Pulaski 51155
- Rappahannock 51157
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Surry 51181
- Warren 51187
- Wythe 51197
West Virginia view state ↗ 11 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.
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