Usually a small tree. Leaves are distinctive: same tree bears leaves with 0, 1 or 2 lobes. Twigs are green. Bark on mature trees is reddish-brown and furrowed. Crushed leaves, twigs and bark are fragrant. Flowers are yellowish, appearing in mid- spring just before leaves. Common in upland woods. Photographed at Lake Carasaljo Municipal Park and Georgian Court University Arboretum.
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