| 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) |
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