An occasional tree on moist bottomlands from southern New England to the Midwest. Leaves are deciduous, obvate, shallowly lobed or coarsely dentate with glandular teeth and sharp color contrast. Twigs are up to 1/8" and glabrous. Fruit is up to 1-1/4" long and stalked with a slightly fringed cup. Bark is peely on upper limbs with blocky or scaly ridges.