American Bladdernut
Staphylea trifolia
Distinctive three-chambered inflated seed pods rattle in the wind. Understory shrub of moist deciduous woods; suckers into thickets over time. The seeds are eaten like pistachios or pressed for a sweet oil, and can substitute for walnuts in baking.
- Family
- Staphyleaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 10–15 ft
- Spacing
- 10–20 ft apart
- Light
- shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, mammals
- Landscape uses
- border, rain garden
- Native states
- AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV