This medium to large tree has a loose, open crown consisting of thick main branches that have few side branches. The young twigs are rough and are covered with a grey to bluish-grey frosting. The sturdy thick trunk is dark grey, rough and deeply grooved. The leaves are very large, sometimes almost 1 m but usually about 70 cm in both length and width. The leaves are paripinnate and the separate leaf segments are ovoid and measure approx. 5 - 7 cm. In autumn the leaves turn yellow. The leaf stems remain hanging for some time after the leaves have been shed. The somewhat pendulous and dense flower plumes attain a length of approx. 25 cm. After flowering, hard leguminous fruit appears that can be up to 25 cm in length. The fruit turns brown as it ripens and remains hanging on the tree for a long time.
Gymnocladus dioica môže dorastať do výšky 10 - 30 m v závislosti od podmienok stanovišťa a klímy.
Gymnocladus dioica rastie priemerne rastúci a môže dorastať do výšky 10 - 30 m v závislosti od podmienok stanovišťa a klímy.
Listy stromu Gymnocladus dioica sa na jeseň sfarbia do žltá."
Správny čas na výsadbu stromu je mimo vegetačné obdobie. V strednej Európe môže byť Gymnocladus dioica so zemným balom vysadený od polovice novembra do konca apríla, avšak závisí to veľmi od klimatických podmienok a druhu stromu.