Amur Corktree (Phellodendron amurense)

This native of Northern China and Japan is invasive but hasn’t spread at the rate of the Asian honeysuckles and Bradford pear. Dioicous flowering gives the chance of growing male cloned specimens but they may have the same reversion factor of other dioicous trees. The tree is noted for its deeply furrowed corky bark and was a highly recommended tree before invasiveness became an issue with ornamental horticulture, although the floral quality has little impact. This champion specimen has a circumference of 157-inches, 46-feet in height, 64-feet spread and 219-points. Finding this tree is easy along the road in Section 95.