Koelreuteria bipinnata
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- keel-roo-TER-ee-uh by-pin-NAY-tuh
- Description
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Flowers at an early age; seed pods dry well if cut in the pink stage; tolerates heat; a range of soil types differs; the form has a spreading crown; irregular; often multistemmed. This tree is mildly resistant to damage by deer.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Koelreuteria
- Species:
- bipinnata
- Family:
- Sapindaceae
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Southern China
- Dimensions:
- Height: 20 ft. 0 in. - 30 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 15 ft. 0 in. - 20 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Tree
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Spreading
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Available Space To Plant:
- 24-60 feet
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Red/Burgundy
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Panicle
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Size:
- > 6 inches
- Flower Description:
- There are 12-24 in. panicle of yellow flowers in August to September; rose pink seed pods
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- > 6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- The 20-inch alternate, bipinnately compound leaves are clear yellow in the fall.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer