• Shape: Multi-stemmed understory tree
• Leaf/Branch Arrangement: Opposite
• Flower: White elongated cluster
• Leaves: palmetely lobed, 3-5 lobes, toothed edges, heart shaped base, 5 ½ inches long
• Bark: mottled grey
• Fruit/Seed: pair of winged seeds, 1 inch long, wings at a 90 degree angle
• Height: 10-25 feet
• Flowering: June - July
• Habitat: forests, thickets, conifer swamps