Epaulettetree Pterostyrax hispidus
- Phonetic Spelling
- ter-oh-STY-raks HISS-pih-dus
- Description
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Flowers at an early age; prefers a hot sunny location; cast dense shade
Site: Sun; moist well drained soil but will grow in clay or sand; tolerates wind, drought and some air pollution
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Pterostyrax
- Species:
- hispidus
- Family:
- Styracaceae
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Japan
- 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)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Sand
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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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 creamy white flowers in early summer; fragrant; .5 in. dry drupe in panicles
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- > 6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- 3 to 7.5 in. alternate, simple leaves; dark green above, silvery green underneath; yellow fall color
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
