Description
The Hop tree grows as a small tree or multi-stem shrub, usually about 5-6 m tall, with a spreading habit. The leaves are trifoliate, shiny, and turn yellow in the fall; the flowers are rather insignificant but rich in nectar and attract pollinators. It is larval host plant for Eastern Tiger Swallowtail and Giant Swallowtail!
The fruits have been used in beers as a hop substitute; they are circular samaras arranged in clusters, long lasting and ornamental. The bark was employed by the Indigenous People for seasoning and as herbal medicine.
Not difficult to grow from seeds and medium fast growing. It adapts well in regular garden soil, and seems to do well in a part-shaded position.
Germination: sow outdoors in late fall/early winter or in the spring after 2-3 months of cold-moist stratification.
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