Fruit: round nut appears in October; gray, thick shelled;
pea-sized; attached to bract; some
persist into winter
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Leaf: alternate, simple,
heart-shaped with asymmetrical base; 5 to 6 inches long with serrate
margins
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Bark: thin, ridged with long shallow furrows, near
parallel; gray
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Twig: zigzagged, no terminal bud; smooth reddish gray; buds
are edible
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Fruit: round nut appears in
October; gray, thick shelled; pea-sized; attached to bract; some persist
into winter
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Habitat: native to
Michigan;
found typically in mixed forests, rarely forms pure stands
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