Hop Tree, Wafer Ash

Ptelea trifoliata

Hop Tree, also known as Wafer Ash, is a small, slow-growing native tree with a quiet but distinctive charm that reveals itself across all four seasons. Clusters of small, fragrant flowers appear in early summer, giving way to distinctive round, papery, wafer-like seed pods that persist through winter and provide gentle rustling movement in the breeze. An important larval host plant for the Giant Swallowtail butterfly, it is an outstanding choice for woodland gardens, shaded borders, and native plant landscapes where ecological function is as valued as ornamental beauty.

• Interesting Ornamental Seed Pods
• Excellent Native Understory Tree
• Host Plant for Giant Swallowtail