Scientific Name:
Meliosma pinnata
var.
oldhamii
Pronunciation:
mel-ee-OS-muh pih-NAY-tuh variety
Common Name:
meliosma
Family Name:
Sabiaceae
Plant Type:
Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:
This deciduous tree is upright when young, later spreading, with dark green pinnate leaves with obovate leaflets; panicles of white flowers in early summer; drupes small, reddish-black. Winter ID: buds rounded, fuzzy, brown; leaf scars mostly large, rounded.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Round
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
7 - 10m
Mature Spread:
5 - 7m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 8b: (-9.4 to -7 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Specimen plant
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Compound Leaf:
Odd-pinnate
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Shapes:
Elliptic, Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Rounded
Margins:
Serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Panicle
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Colour (petals):
Showy, White
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
Jul, Aug
Fruit Type:
Drupe
Fruit Colour:
Red, Dark-red
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Showy,
Bark Morphology:
Lightly fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Brown
Leaf Bud Type:
Rounded or globular
Leaf Scar Shape:
Round
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
