| General Description | Large tree having a fairly round shape casting a dense shadow on the ground. The bark can resemble A. saccharum but is lighter in colour and the ridges are less pronounced. |
| ID Characteristic | Odd, compound leaves which are quite rich in colour. The tree casts a large, round, dense shadow. The bark is medium ridges. The fruit is a short, slim pod that has a very bitter taste to it; take my word on this fact. |
| Shape | Large rounded dense canopy. |
| Propagation | Seed should be planted fresh, scarification may help but is not necessary for germination. |
| Cultivation | Grows easily from seed which may benefit from scarification. Vulnerable to cold when young but becomes very hardy once is reaches a fair size. Difficult to train into a single leader, so be prepared to grow a multi-stemed tree. |
| Pests | Twig blight, canker, powder mildew, leaf hoppers and potato hoppers may be of concern. |
| Habitat | China and Korea. |
| Bark/Stem Description | Pale grayish in colour, furrowed with medium-deep ridges.The bark can resemble A. saccharum but is lighter in colour and the ridges are less pronounced. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description | Blackish in colour, minute, concealed by the leaf scar. |
| Leaf Description | Odd, pinnately compound, being 15-25 cm long with 7-17 leaflets. Leaflets tend to be lance-ovate in shape and are about 2-5 cm long. Leaflets are medium green on top and glaucous underneath, with a very rich , luxuriant colour to them. |
| Flower Description | The flowers are perfect, creamy white in colour and slightly fragrant. It blooms late in the season in North America sometime between July and August (zone dependent). |
| Fruit Description | The fruit is a pod, light-green in colour that changes to yellow, then brown: pods can remain on the tree over the winter. |
| Colour Description | Medium-green leaves, light gray bark and white-cream flowers. |
| Texture Description | Smooth leaves early in the season, becoming slightly leathery late in the season. |