GOLDEN RAIN TREE (Koelreuteria paniculata)

Koelreuteria paniculata is a species of flowering plant in the family Sapindaceae, native to eastern Asia, in China and Korea. Common names include goldenrain tree, pride of India,China tree, or varnish tree.

It is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree growing to 7 m (23 ft) tall, with a broad, dome-shaped crown. The leaves are pinnate, 15–40 cm (6–16 in) long, rarely to 50 cm (20 in), with 7-15 leaflets 3–8 cm long, with a deeply serrated margin; the larger leaflets at the midpoint of the leaf are sometimes themselves pinnate but the leaves are not consistently fully bipinnate as in the related Koelreuteria bipinnata.

The flowers are yellow, with four petals, growing in large terminal panicles 20–40 cm (8–16 in) long. The fruit is a three-parted inflated bladderlike pod 3–6 cm long and 2–4 cm broad, green ripening orange to pink in autumn, containing several dark brown to black seeds 5–8 mm diameter

 

Name Koelreuteria paniculata

Other common names:  Golden Rain Tree, Pride of India, Varnish tree, China tree

Plant Type: Flowering Deciduous Tree

Native Range: Northern China, Korea, Japan

Height: 7 m (23 ft)

Spread : 7 m (23 ft)

Hardiness: -20 ° C or lower

Bloom Time: June to July

Bloom Color: Yellow

Maintenance: Low

Landscape uses: Beekeeping

Other : Easily grown in average. Adapts to a wide range of soils. Tolerates drought and many city air pollutants.

 

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All seeds will come in a resealable plastic zip lock bag with planting instructions

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