Leaves: alternate, simple, deciduous; 2.5-7.6 cm long, leathery, margin singly serrate
Flowers: spring, before leaves
Fruit: simple, rounded samara, less than 13 mm long; in dense clusters, light green, glabrous
Bark: gray furrowed
Range: Asia; widely planted in U.S.
Importance: widely planted shade tree, especially in Midwest, Plains States, and West; very drought-hardy; fast-growing but short-lived
Best Recognized Features:
1. Dark brown pubescent, blunt buds
2. Relatively small singly serrate leaves