Description | Golden Raintree (Koelreuteria paniculata) is a fast-growing medium-sized tree with panicles of yellow flowers in July followed by ornamental seed pods. |
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Pronunciation | (kol-ro-TE-ri-ah)(pan-ik-uu-LA-ta) |
Plant Type | Trees Deciduous |
Hardiness Zone | 5-8 |
Sunlight | full |
Moisture | average |
Soil & Site | prefers rich well drained soils but adaptable to most |
Flowers | a foot long panicle with greenish yellow to yellow, blooms mid-summer (July) |
Fruit | lime green three valved seed pods, turn to beige than brown |
Leaves | green, emerging bronze, alternate, pinnately to bipinnately compound, 7-15 leaflets |
Dimensions | 30 feet by 30 feet |
Propagation | seeds which require acid scarification and cold treatment. (#01) |
Native Site | China, Japan and Korea |
Cultivar Origin | Introduced in 1763 |
Misc Facts | Named after Gottlieb Kolreuter German professor of Natural History (1733-1806). (syn. K. japonica) AKA: Shower Tree, Pride of India, Varnish Tree |
Author's Notes | I have seen these trees in bloom. Some were totally covered with the yellow flowers followed buy a plethora of seed pods. |
Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr), #93-North American Landscape Trees (Jacobsen) |