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Leaves are simple, alternate, deciduous, obovate to elliptical, with finely toothed margins. Twigs are brown-gray with reddish hair. Buds are green to maroon with a "stalked" appearance. Bark is brown-gray, smooth, fluted, and sinewy. Fruit is a nutlet enclosed in a woody cone that persists on branches. This nitrogen-fixing species is found on moist to wet areas in the eastern U.S. and is intermediate shade tolerance.  This tree is used in waste site reclamation but it can be very aggressive on water margins.

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