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KOELREUTERA paniculata
Goldenrain Tree

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:: Sapindaceae :: KOELREUTERIA :: paniculata

Type of products available: 1/1P1L, 1/1 Maiden Tree

Main asset

Many attractions make it an ornamental tree all year long : pink young shoots, yellow scented panicles in summer, fruiting in small lanterns and golden foliage in autumn. Its small size and good tolerance to poor soils and drought make it interesting for urban alignments as well as small gardens.

Remarks

A shrub or multistem formation is possible and very ornamental.

Small tree of Asian origin, of spread rounded habit. Large deciduous, compound leaves, pinkish at the beginning then becoming green. Bright yellow summer flowers in large panicles, fragrant and melliferous, followed by fruit shaped like small lanterns, remaining on the tree until autumn, and whose seeds are often fertile. The foliage takes in autumn a golden color.

Uses: Shade, alignment

Global caracteristics:

Type of foliage: deciduous
Habit: spread
Height: 8 m x 6 m (26 ft x 20 ft)
Growth: medium to fast
Flowering period: July-August
Époque de fructification : Autumn

Shape and colours:

Couleur du bois : clear brown
Foliage shape: pennate
Foliage colour: medium green
Foliage colour in autumn: golden yellow
Flowers shape: Clusters with frizzy petals
Flowers colour: yellow
Forme des fruits : lanterns
Couleur des fruits : clear brown
Parfum : yes

Plantation:

Soil type: preferably clay
Exposure: sun
Hardiness: - 20 °C (-4 °F - USDA zone 6b)