Honey bees
Nectar value
Low
Pollen value
Low
Pollinator plant
American Bladder Nut
Staphylea trifolia
Linked agroforestry plant data
Pollinator recipe
Bee value
Who this plant supports
Agroforestry database
Complete plant information
Structure
- Vegetation layer
- Nut tree, Shrub
- Size
- Small
- Dimensions
- 4.00 m high × 2.50 m wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Foliage
- Deciduous
Site conditions
- USDA hardiness
- 4-8
- Moisture
- Moist
- Soil
- Sandy, Loamy, Clay
- pH
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Light
- Partial shade, Sun
Uses
- Edible parts
- Seed, Oil
- Functions
- Insecticide, Oil
- Edibility
- 3 out of 5
- Medicinal value
- 1 out of 5
Seeds of this plant can be eaten both raw and cooked, similar to pistachios. They can replace walnuts in making chocolate cookies. Additionally, a sweet edible oil can be extracted from these seeds, which can be used for cooking.