Texas Gardening: Texas Native Plant Pictures ( Shrubs ), 1 by htop

htop wrote:
Hoptree, Stinking Ash, Wafer Ash (Ptelea trifoliata), Rutaceae Family, Texas native, deciduous, blooms March to July

Classified as a shrub, it sometimes becomes a small tree growing to 18 feet. Except in the extreme southern part, wafer ash is found throughout Texas. It is a larval food for the swallowtail butterfly. The bark and the root have a number of medicinal uses. The fruit was employed as a substitute for hops in beer production. It has been cultivated since 1784. Now there are many varieties; but, it is seldom used as a landscape plant.

For more information, see its entry in the PlantFiles:
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/1710/index.html

This new spring growth eventually turns dark green and becomes glossy by summer. Shown in April.