Taxon

Pterocarya stenoptera

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Common name: Chinese wingnut
Family: Juglandaceae (walnut family)
Distribution: China, Korea and Taiwan
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Deciduous tree
Comments: A large, vigorous member of the walnut family with unique compound leaves. Should grow to 10' tall by 5' wide in 10 years with an eventual size of 50' to 80' tall. Flowers are borne in separate male and female forms, the males in the form of a catkin. The nuts that develop from the female flowers are grouped in long clusters and display two forward pointing wings.
Links: • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • The Plant List

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