| Description | A medium size tree with fragrant white flowers and ornamental exfoliating bark. |
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| Pronunciation | (si-RING-ga)(pea-kin-EN-sis) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-8 |
| Sunlight | full, partial shade |
| Moisture | average, tolerates draught once established |
| Soil & Site | average, doesn't tolerate poorly drained |
| Flowers | trusses of fragrant creamy white flowers |
| Stems | The amber colored exfoliating (peeling bark) is an outstanding feature of this plant |
| Dimensions | Listed as 15-20 feet tall by 15 feet spread. Old original trees (100 years old)are 40 feet tall by 20 feet wide at the Morton Arboretum in Isle, Illinois. |
| Propagation | grafting, tissue culture |
| Cultivar Origin | Originated at the Morton Arboretum, Isle, Illinois from seed collected by Joesph Rock in 1926 in Gansu, China. Named after the Chicago Water Tower. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobson), #104-Lilacs “A Gardeners Encyclopedia”(Fiala)) |
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