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• Deciduous upright tree, 8-12(20) ft (2.4-3.7(6) m) tall.  Leaves alternate, simple, ovate to orbicular, 5-9 cm, margins with broad serrations, dark green above, dense stellate pubescence on vein below, petioles to 13 mm.  Flowers small, without petals, the most obvious parts are the 15-20 densely packed, yellow, stamens; in clusters subtended by 4-6 white, ovate bracts.  Fruit is a dehiscent capsule.
• Culture is similar to that of Parrotia.
• Hardy to USDA Zone 5     Native to Himalaya.
• Portland, OR: Elk Rock