Scientific Name
Koelreuteria bipinnata

Common Name
Chinese flame tree; Chinese golden-rain tree ; Bougainvillea golden-rain tree

Hardiness Zones: 7-9
Habit: Deciduous
Growth Rate: Moderate to rapid
Site Requirements: Sun; range of soil types
Texture: Medium
Form: Upright, spreading crown; often multistemmed
Height: 20 to 30'
Width: 15 to 20'
Leaf: 20" alternate, bipinnately compound leaves; clear yellow fall color
Flower/Fruit: 12 to 24" panicle of yellow flowers in August September; rose pink seed pods
Comments: Flowers at an early age; seed pods dry well if cut in pink stage; tolerates heat
Cultivars: --
 


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