Buds: Cone-shaped, more or less smooth, up to 3 mm long.
Leaves: Alternate, simple; blades ovate, tapering to a point at the tip, more or less heart-shaped at the base, up to 8 inches long, sometimes nearly as broad, toothed, sometimes 2- or 3-lobed, usually rough-hairy on both surfaces; leafstalks up to 2 inches long, smooth or finely hairy.
Flowers: Staminate and pistillate flowers borne separately, on separate trees, appearing as the leaves unfold, the staminate in pendulous catkins, the pistillate in dense, hairy, spherical heads.
Fruit: Spherical, semi-fleshy, orange, up to 1 inch in diameter, with red fruits projecting.
Use: Often planted as an ornamental.
Habitat: Along roads, around old homes.
Range: Native of Asia; occasionally found along roads and in fencerows in the eastern United States.
Distinguishing Features: The leaves, some of which are 2- or 3-lobed, are very reminiscent of mulberry leaves. Mulberry leaves, however, are not densely rough-hairy.
