Botanical Name: Tabebuia impetiginosa (T. ipe)
Common Name: Pink trumpet tree
Type of Plant: dicot: tree
Character deciduous
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape upright, oval tree with fairly narrow structure, becoming dense with age – branches and stems are smooth
Height to 40'
Spread 20-25'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun to partial shade
Soil prefers a well-drained, moist loam
Hardiness some frost (zones 15, 16, 20-24) best in warm areas
 
Morphology:
Leaves palmately compound, opposite, with 5 leaflets, dark green leaflets elliptical 1-3" long, rough textured
Flowers pink tubular flowers 2-4" long in terminal clusters – March-May
Fruit silique, to 3" long, flattened
 
Propagation:
seed
 
Usage:
street tree, patio tree, container tree – good in sub-tropical or tropical landscapes
 
Landscape Care:
Watering prefers regular watering but will tolerate some drought after established
Fertilizing balanced in spring, check for chlorosis in heavy soils
Pruning stake, head high when young, thin occasionally
Pests/Diseases relatively free
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: South America
Family: Bignoniaceae

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