Botanical Name: Sapium sebiferum
Common Name: Chinese Tallow Tree
Type of Plant: dicot: tree
Character deciduous
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape round, upright, dense tree with fine, aspen-like foliage giving brilliant fall color
Height to 35'
Spread to 30'
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun preferred
Soil tolerates most any – prefers mildly acid soils
Hardiness hardy, zones 8, 9, 12, 14-16, 18-21, prefers cool climates
 
Morphology:
Leaves alternate, ovate to rhomboid with abruptly acuminate tip, glabrous, light green turning bright colors in fall
Flowers spike of tiny yellow flowers – to 4" long in spring
Fruit grayish white waxy capsule, 1/2" diameter
 
Propagation:
seed
 
Usage:
excellent street, lawn or shade tree – gives brilliant fall color red, yellow, orange or purple
 
Landscape Care:
Watering ample watering gives rapid growth
Fertilizing balanced, slow release at planting
Pruning head up and remove sucker growth, thin occasionally
Pests/Diseases none major
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: China/Japan
Family: Euphorbiaceae

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