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 Notes: |
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