Ptelea baldwinii
At a glance
- Lifecycle
- Perennial (hardy)
- Exposure
- Full sun
- Frost limit
- −23.3 °C
Cultivation
Succeeds in any fertile well-drained moisture retentive soil in full sun or light part day shade. The young growth in spring can be damaged by late frosts. Plants in this genus are notably resistant to honey fungus.
Propagation
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and grow them on in a greenhouse or cold frame for their first winter. Plant them out in early summer of the following year. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, July/August in a frame. Layering.
Edible uses
Seed. Ground into a powder and mixed with yeast to make a bread.
Habitat
Sandy places.
Native range
South-eastern N. America.