| Description | Common Pearl Bush (Exochorda racemosa) is a deciduous shrub with white flowers emerging from pearl-like buds in the early spring. |
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| Pronunciation | (ek-soh-KOR-da)(ra-se-MOH-sa) |
| Plant Type | Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
| Sunlight | full to partial shade |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average, reported to prefer slightly acid soil |
| Flowers | They are five-petaled white flowers on the ends of branches. Before opening, the buds look like pearls—flowers borne on a raceme. |
| Fruit | The fruits are dry capsules. |
| Leaves | Simple medium green leaves. |
| Stems | Produces multiple stems. |
| Dimensions | Fountain-like, gnarly, loose, and open, 10-15 by 10-15 feet, it becomes unkempt with age and can be kept as a shrub or small tree. |
| Maintenance | can be pruned after flowering |
| Propagation | seeds, cuttings |
| Native Site | Native to eastern China. |
| Cultivar Origin | Exochorda racemosa was first described by John Lindley a English botanist. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr) |
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