Plant Details:
Category:
Deciduous Shrubs & Broadleaf Evergreens
Height:
60 in. - 80 in.
Width:
20 - 35
Zones:
4a - 8b
Exposure:
Light/Bright Shade
Common Name: Cucumber Tree
Well-suited for use as a shade tree or in the lawn, this deciduous tree has attractive 5-9" glossy leaves. After leaves emerge, small greenish-yellow flowers appear, usually in late spring and early summer, followed in the fall by reddish seed capsules. With a vigorous growth rate of 18-30" per year, ultimate height is 60-80', with a spread of 25'. It blooms at 12 years. Native to E. North America.
