Common name: Hop Tree
Scientific name: Ptelea trifoliata
Category: Native Shrub, Threatened
Sample mature size: 5 m tall, 4 m wide; 16.5 ft tall, 13.5 ft wide
Sunlight: Full-sun
Water: Medium-dry, Dry
Soil: Silt, Sand
Blooms: Yellow in May
Natural habitats: Riverbanks-beaches, Woodland-shaded, Carolinian-forest
Wildlife benefits: Host plant π, Bees/wasps π, Butterflies/skippers π¦
Points of interest: - Host larval to the rare Giant Swallowtail
- Threatened due to natural habitat loss from urban development of the shoreline
- Another significant devastation from the Twig Boring beetle
- Grows along the shorelines and dunes of Lake Erie, occuring often in thickets or open woods
