Scientific Name
Koelreuteria paniculata

Common Name
Goldenrain tree

Hardiness Zones: 5-9
Habit: Deciduous
Growth Rate: Moderate to rapid
Site Requirements: Sun; range of soil types
Texture: Medium
Form: Dense, rounded form with spreading branches
Height: 20 to 40'
Width: 15 to 35'
Leaf: 6 to 18" alternate, pinnately bipinnately compound; yellow to orange-yellow fall color
Flower/Fruit: 12 to 15" panicle of yellow flowers in summer; papery seed pods changes from yellow to brown
Comments: Tolerates drought, heat, wind, and air pollution; flowers at an early age
Cultivars: September, Fastigiata
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