Kalopanax pictus
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- kal-OH-pan-aks PIK-tus
- Description
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Cast dense shade; good honey plant; birds eat fruit; long-lived; very hardy; massive habit with age; open branches; drought tolerant; 1 in. white flowers on 12-24in panicle in summer
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Kalopanax
- Species:
- pictus
- Family:
- Araliaceae
- Dimensions:
- Height: 40 ft. 0 in. - 60 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 40 ft. 0 in. - 60 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Tree
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Oval
- Rounded
- Texture:
- Coarse
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Occasionally Wet
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Black
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Fruit Description:
- The fruit is small and black in the early fall.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- White
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Red/Burgundy
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Margin:
- Lobed
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- > 6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- The leaves are from 7 to 12 inches with 5-7 lobes that range from reddish to yellow to insignificant fall color.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
