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Hardiness
Zones:
5-9 |
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Habit:
Deciduous |
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Growth
Rate: Rapid |
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Site
Requirements: Sun to partial shade; tolerates a range
of soil types |
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Texture:
Coarse |
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Form:
Short, thick trunk; broadly rounded with
irregular crown
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Height:
25 to 40'
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Width:
20 to 30' |
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Leaf:
4 to 8" whorled or opposite, simple leaf;
has an unpleasant odor when crushed; no significant fall color |
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Flower/Fruit:
6 to 12" panicle of white bell shaped
flowers with two rows and ridges of yellow spots and numerous purple spots
in early summer
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Comments:
Caterpillars can defoliate but it will
releaf; brittle wood; best used away from the house; long-lived, untidy
tree; crooked branches; flowers later than C. speciosa and has more
purple color
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Cultivars:
Aurea,
Variegata, var. purpurea
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