Scientific Name:
Sycopsis sinensis
Pronunciation:
sy-KOP-sis sye-NEN-siss
Common Name:
Chinese fighazel
Family Name:
Hamamelidaceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen, Semi-evergreen
Key ID Features:
Small tree that's evergreen in warmer areas; leaves alternate, simple, leathery, dark green, most 2.5-4cm wide x 5-10cm long on short petioles; flowers clusters up to 2-3cm long, each cluster has 7 or 8 florets, each floret with 6-10 stamens with 2mm long red anthers on 1cm long filaments in late winter or early spring; fruit a woolly, egg-shaped capsule about 8mm long.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
5 - 7m
Mature Spread:
3 - 4m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Group or mass planting, Winter interest
Additional Info:
Google. Possible to cross with Persian ironwood to form an intergeneric hybrid.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Green, Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Elliptic, Lanceolate, Ovate
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Cuneate, Obtuse
Margins:
Entire, Serrulate
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers clustered
Flower Morphology:
Monoecious plant
Number Of Petals:
0
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Yellow, Red
Flower Time at Peak:
Mar, Apr
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
May, Jun
Additional Info:
Not showy
Bark Morphology:
Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey
Propagation:
Seed, Softwood cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Drought tolerant)
