Aralia elata

• Attributes:

  Genus:

  Aralia

  Species:

  elata

  Family:

  Araliaceae

  Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):

  moist soil; a range of soil types

  Dimensions:

  Height: 20 ft. 0 in. - 40 ft. 0 in.

  Width: 15 ft. 0 in. - 30 ft. 0 in.

• Whole Plant Traits:

  Plant Type:

  Tree

  Leaf Characteristics:

  Deciduous

  Habit/Form:

  Multi-stemmed

  Multi-trunked

  Spreading

  Growth Rate:

  Rapid

  Texture:

  Medium

• Cultural Conditions:

  Light:

  Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)

  Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

  Soil Drainage:

  Good Drainage

  Usda Plant Hardiness Zone:

  3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b

• Fruit:

  Fruit Color:

  Purple/Lavender

  Fruit Description:

  purple fruit

• Flowers:

  Flower Color:

  White

  Flower Bloom Time:

  Summer

  Flower Size:

  3-6 inches

  Flower Description:

  This plant has 12 to 18 in. white flowers in August.

• Leaves:

  Leaf Characteristics:

  Deciduous

  Leaf Color:

  Gold/Yellow

  Green

  Purple/Lavender

  Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:

  Gold/Yellow

  Purple/Lavender

  Red/Burgundy

  Leaf Type:

  Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)

  Hairs Present:

  No

  Leaf Length:

  3-6 inches

  Leaf Description:

  This plant has 3 to 5.5 in. compound leaves that turn yellow to reddish-purple for their fall color.

• Stem:

  Stem Is Aromatic:

  No

  Stem Description:

  There are large spines on stems.