TREE – Deciduous
ZONE: 5 - 9
LIGHT: Sun, part shade SOIL: Well-drained
HEIGHT: 15 - 20 ft
SPREAD: 15 – 20ft
FLOWER: Green-white Fragrant
LANDSCAPE VALUES: Wafer Ash (Ptelea trifoliata), also known as Common Hop Tree, is a small, deciduous, understory shrub or tree with a thin, crooked trunk. This multi-stemmed tree is found from rocky slopes to river valleys, savannas, thickets, and woodlands. It can withstand somewhat-degraded habitats. This tree grows along the West Fork of the San Jacinto River in Harris and Montgomery Counties, where it grows as an understory tree in sandy soil. White flowers in spring give rise to the unique wafer shaped seeds that give it its common name. The fruit has been used as a substitute for hops in beer and the root bark has been employed in home remedies.
Host plant for the Eastern Tiger and Giant Swallowtail butterfly
