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Hop tree Hop tree (Ptelea trifoliata)

hop tree

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Also known as: Ptelea trifoliata, wafer ash
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hop tree, (Ptelea trifoliata), tree or shrub of the rue family (Rutaceae), native to eastern North America. The hop tree is cultivated as an ornamental and is attractive to butterflies.

The hop tree has a rounded crown and often features one or more crooked trunks with intertwining branches. The plant is deciduous and bears strong-smelling compound leaves with three leaflets. It has small greenish white flowers that produce buff-coloured wafer-shaped winged fruits.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Melissa Petruzzello.