Scientific Name:
Parrotia persica
Pronunciation:
puh-ROE-tee-uh PUR-sih-kuh
Common Name:
Persian parrotia, Persian ironwood
Family Name:
Hamamelidaceae
Plant Type:
Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Smaller deciduous tree; leaves simple, irregularly shaped, alternate with undulating margin; fruit and flowers insignificant. Winter ID: flower buds 4mm, pubescent brown; buds stalked, fuzzy, dark brown to black; bark mildly exfoliating, smooth.
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Round
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
10 - 15m
Mature Spread:
7 - 10m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Central / west Asia (Iran)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Specimen plant, Street (boulevard tree), Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars on campus include P. 'Inges Ruby Vase' (upright vase-shaped crown; foliage flushes bronzy-red and then with intense scarlet-red fall colour).
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Lustrous
Colour in Fall:
Yellow, Orange, Red
Shapes:
Oblong, Obovate, Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Obtuse
Margins:
Crenate, Dentate
Additional Info:
Spectacular fall colour
Course(s):
- HORT 1155
Location(s):
- (HPZ) Horticulture PlaZa
- (TFL) Turf Field Lab : 514
- (WDH) Wark-Dumais House : cv. Inges Ruby Vase