Habitat

• native to Midwestern United States
• hardy to zone 2

Habit and Form

• a deciduous shrub
• thorny
• 6' to 10' tall
• medium texture
• fast growth rate

Summer Foliage

• opposite leaf arrangement
• simple, deciduous leaves
• linear to elliptic leaf shape
• 1" to 2" long
• entire
• leaf margin
• covered in silvery-brown scales
• pubescent
• medium green leaf color; however looks silvery

Autumn Foliage

• not ornamentally important

Flowers

• dioecious
• yellowish
• small
• blooms in early May
• not showy

Fruit

• yellowish-orange achene
• ovoid
• up to 0.25" long
• matures in July

Bark

• young stems covered in silver tomentose
• older bark brown and flaking

Culture

• easy to grow
• soil tolerant
• prefers full sun

Landscape Use

• for poor sites
• salt tolerant

Liabilities

• foliar diseases

ID Features

• loosely scaled silvery brown, pubescent buds
• opposite leaf arrangement
• leaves have silvery-brown pubescence
• small, yellowish flowers

Propagation

• by seed
• by hardwood cuttings

Cultivars/Varieties

'Xanthocarpa' and 'Goldeneye' - These forms feature yellow fruit and are otherwise similar to the species.