Male flowers have four white, rounded petals with dull white stamens. Females have small, green, rounded pistils and sterile stamens. Male and female flowers grow on separate plants.
Trail/Garden Location:
Dogwood Trail, East Terrace, Tulip Tree Trail
Garden Uses:
This evergreen tree works well as a specimen plant or for a mass planting to use as a native privacy screen. Must use a male and a female plant in order to produce fruit. Prefers a site with an acidic, moist, well-drained soil in part-shade to full sun.
Wildlife Benefits:
Fruits are eaten by many gamebirds, fruit-eating songbirds, and small mammals.
Leaf Type:
Dark, evergreen leaves are 1-3" long with 7-8 sharp, spiny teeth along the margins of each side.
