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Hardiness
Zones:
4-8 |
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Habit:
Deciduous |
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Growth
Rate: Moderate to rapid |
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Site
Requirements: Sun; requires moist soil; suffers in hot
dry sites |
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Texture:
Medium to fine |
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Form:
Pyramidal when young; full and dense; great
variability with age; stiff arching branches
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Height:
40 to 60'
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Width:
20 to 40' |
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Leaf:
2 to 4" opposite, simple rounded leaves;
new leaves emerge reddish purple; turn blue green in summer; yellow to apricot
fall color |
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Flower/Fruit:
Insignificant flower
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Comments:
Difficult
to transplant; excellent shade tree; strong spicy fragrance
released just before leaf drop in fall; some bark peeling
with maturity
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Cultivars:
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