Small- to medium-sized tree with multiple trunks and spreading crown.
Leaves finely divided and fern-like, bark light brown.
Flowers a delicate white and pink in clusters like pom-poms in mid-summer.
Bean pods six inches long and conspicuous through early winter.
Origin--Iran to Japan
Distribution
Common and frequent in all counties at low elevations in yards, vacant fields, road cuts, and forests.
Threat
Strong competitor in open areas, disturbed forests, and forest edges.
Crowds out native tree and shrubs.
Can grow in a variety of soils.
Can be a problem along streams.
Control
Hand pulling of young seedlings is recommended where feasible.
Treat trees by girdling, basal trunk spraying, or cutting to eliminate seed production.
Freshly cut stumps should be treated with 25% solution of glyphosate, triclopyr, or Garlon 3A with water or Garlon 4 with oil. Root or stump sprouting is likely as well as seedlings, so follow-up foliar spraying with 2% glyphosate or triclopyr is recommended
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