Botanical Name: Sapindus saponaria
Common Name: Southern soapberry Type of Plant: dicot: tree Character partially deciduous Habit of Growth: Overall Shape rounded, wide-spreading tropical tree with rough, flaking bark on trunk and major limbs Height 20-25' Spread 20-25' Growth Rate moderate Environment: Exposure outdoors full sun to partial shade Soil any soil except very heavy clay Hardiness some frost (zones) Morphology: Leaves pinnately compound, alternate, leaflets 7-9 usually elliptic – base oblique, usually pubescent beneath Flowers small white flowers in terminal panicles Fruit 3/4" glossy round orange-brown drupe Propagation: seed Usage: small shade tree or street tree – useful in small, informal landscapes or as a lawn tree Landscape Care: Watering average watering, tolerates lawn watering or drought Fertilizing none afterplanting Pruning thin occasionally - tree tends to produce brittle wood Pests/Diseases none Special Conditions/Other Origin: Tropical America Family: Sapindaceae Notes: |
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