Hoptree

Basisdaten

hoptree (Ptelea trifoliata) leaf
hoptree (Ptelea trifoliata) leaf
  • hoptree (Ptelea trifoliata) leaf
  • hoptree (Ptelea trifoliata) leaf underside
  • hoptree (Ptelea trifoliata) budding
  • hoptree (Ptelea trifoliata) leaves in autumn
  • hoptree (Ptelea trifoliata) fruits
  • hoptree (Ptelea trifoliata) fruits in summer
  • hoptree (Ptelea trifoliata) buds in winter
  • hoptree (Ptelea trifoliata) trunk / bark
description: 

The hoptree grows as a shrub or small tree and comes from North America.

Tree profile

name botanical: 
Ptelea trifoliata
other name: 
Stinking Ash
other name: 
Wafer Ash
family: 
Rutaceae
species: 
deciduous tree
height: 
up to 5 m (16 ft)
leaf: 

The leaf is composed of 3 single leaflets. The individual leaves are ovate, dark green and glossy on the upper leaf surface. The leaves smell when it grinds between the fingers.

leaf shape: 
imparipinnate
leaf margin: 
smooth
leaf position: 
alternate
fall foliage: 
yellow
flowering: 
July
blossom color: 
whitish / yellowish
blossom description: 

Small greenish-white flowers in bunches at the branch end.

fruit: 

Wingnut: The fruit is just flat and round in the autumn, three wings are formed. The fruit remains in winter adherent and also looks good as winter decoration in the house.

branches: 

The branches are greenish to brown and hairy. The buds are small, round, hairy and spreading.

bark: 
The bark is brown and slightly structured.
root: 
unimportant
location: 
sun to half-shade
soil: 
permeable soils
usage: 

Garden tree