Plant Habit: | Tree |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
Plant Height: | 40 feet |
Plant Spread: | 15-20 feet |
Leaves: | Good fall color Deciduous Broadleaf Other: Yellow leaf color in autumn |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant Blooms on old wood |
Flower Color: | White Other: The flowers are in clusters, white or ivory with slight red/rose/rust color throat. |
Bloom Size: | 1"-2" 2"-3" |
Flower Time: | Spring |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Uses: | Flowering Tree Will Naturalize Useful for timber production |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
Resistances: | Humidity tolerant |
Toxicity: | Other: Seeds are especially toxic; roots, leaves and fruits (not including seeds) have medicinal uses especially in Eastern medicine.. |
Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Stratify seeds: Use cold treatment or chemical treatment, soak in water 5-7 days speeds germination Days to germinate: 60+ Can handle transplanting Other info: Seeds are extremely toxic |
Propagation: Other methods: | Other: Plants due not come uniform from seed; budding/T-budding may be done from the donor plant onto seedling rootstock to obtain uniform qualities of the parent plant. |
Pollinators: | Bees |
Miscellaneous: | Monoecious |
greene | On April 1, 2016 | Bloomed After the first flush of flowers I noticed there is fruit forming! |
greene | On May 1, 2014 | Potted up Had this growing in a pot; forgot about it; it grew roots through the pot. I carefully cut away the pot and built a planter box to accommodate the plant in its chosen location. |
greene | From May 1, 2014 to August 17, 2014 | Miscellaneous Event Tree has doubled in height since transplanted. |