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Sapindaceae
Goldenrain-tree
Koelreuteria paniculata
Also known as Sapindus sinensis, Koelreuteria paniculata f. fastigiata, Chinese flame tree, Koelreuteria paullinoides
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Goldenrain Tree · Deciduous Tree · Yellow Flowers · Shade Tree · Landscape Tree · Ornamental · Drought Tolerant Once Established · Koelreuteria
Goldenrain-tree is an adaptable, low-maintenance deciduous tree that thrives in full sun to part shade with average watering. Once established, it tolerates heat, drought, and poor soils remarkably well. Plant in a location with plenty of overhead space to enjoy its showy yellow flower clusters and papery seed pods.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply at the base; allow soil to dry slightly between waterings once established · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.5–8
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 240 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yellow
- Foliage
- Green · Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Austria, Bulgaria, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Florida, Great Britain, Hungary, Idaho, Illinois, India, Indiana, Italy, Japan, Kansas, Kentucky, Korea
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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