Pterostyrax corymbosus
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- ter-oh-STY-raks ko-ree-um-BOW-sis
- Description
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Flowers at an early age; prefers a hot sunny location
Form: Rounded head; open head with age; slender branches; some what shrub like
- See this plant in the following landscape:
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Pterostyrax
- Species:
- corymbosus
- Family:
- Styracaceae
- Dimensions:
- Height: 20 ft. 0 in. - 30 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 20 ft. 0 in. - 30 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Tree
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Open
- Rounded
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Medium
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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:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Length:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Description:
- 0.5 in. winged fruit
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Panicle
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Size:
- > 6 inches
- Flower Description:
- 5 to 10 in. panicles of white flowers in early summer; fragrant;
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- 2 to 4.5 in. alternate, simple leaves; dark green above, silvery green underneath
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
