Scientific Name:
Rehderodendron macrocarpum
Pronunciation:
ray-dare-uh-DEN-dron ma-kro-KAR-pum
Common Name:
Chinese rehderodendron
Family Name:
Styracaceae
Plant Type:
Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Leaves alternate, simple, 15-25cm long x 5-8cm wide, ovate to oblanceolate, margins crenate, petioles reddish and <1.5cm long; flowers 15-18mm wide; fruit a dry, woody drupe, 5-7cm long x 2.5-3cm wide.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
7 - 10m
Mature Spread:
4 - 5m
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 8a: (-12 to -9.5 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Landscape Uses:
Shade tree, Specimen plant
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Shapes:
Oblanceolate, Ovate
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Obtuse, Rounded
Margins:
Crenate
Inflorescence Type:
Raceme
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Campanulate
Ovary Position:
Perigynous
Colour (petals):
Showy, White
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr, May
Fruit Type:
Drupe
Fruit Colour:
Pink, Brown
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Showy, Persistent,
Bark Morphology:
Prominent lenticels
Bark or Stem Colour:
Red, Brown
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
