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 alternate, most blades oblong-obovate, 6-12cm long x 2.5-6cm wide, margin wavy and crenate mid-blade to apex. Winter ID: bark smooth, mildly exfoliating to reveal white, green and tan patches; flower buds 4mm, pubescent brown-black; leaf buds stalked, fuzzy, dark brown to black.
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Round
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
10 - 15m
Mature Spread:
7 - 10m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Central / west Asia (Iran, Iraq)
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
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers clustered
Flower Morphology:
Monoecious plant
Number Of Petals:
0
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Not showy, Green-yellow, Red (Make flowers with numerous red stamens; yellowish female flowers on same tree)
Flower Scent:
Sweet
Flower Time at Peak:
Feb, Mar, Apr
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep
Additional Info:
Not showy, 2-valved
Bark Morphology:
Showy, Exfoliating
Bark or Stem Colour:
White, Grey, Green, Brown
Leaf Bud Type:
Rounded or globular, Stalked
Leaf Scar Shape:
Round
Organ Modifications:
Stipule, leafy
Propagation:
Seed, Hardwood cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
Course(s):
- HORT 1155
Location(s):
- (HPZ) Horticulture PlaZa
- (TFL) Turf Field Lab : 514
- (WDH) Wark-Dumais House : cv. Inges Ruby Vase