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Koelreuteria
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Koelreuteria - K. paniculata is a small tree, beautiful when in flower; the long divided leaves, elegant throughout summer, in autumn die off a rich yellow, ...

 


Koelreuteria paniculata
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Golden Rain Tree
Description
The emerging leaves on the Golden Rain Tree are pink-red then mid-green then turning butter yellow in the autumn.

Koelreuteria bipinnata
( Bougainvillea Golden-Rain Tree )
Small to medium sized deciduous tree, 20 to 40 feet tall, 15 to 25 feet wide. Growth habit is upright and spreading, in youth the thick stems must be pruned to induce a mature dense crown.

Koelreuteria bipinnata. CHINESE FLAME TREE. China
SAPINDACEAE (Soapberry family) ...

Caution: Koelreuteria paniculata is considered to be invasive and a threat to native vegetation in some parts of the country.
Koelreuteria: after Joseph Gottlieb Koelreuter (1733-1806), German professor of botany.

USDA Plants Database - Horticulture
Koelreuteria paniculata is planted in the highlighted USDA hardiness zones to the left and may seed into the landscape. See a map of the states in which goldenraintree has escaped (opens a new window).

Koelreuteria elegans (Seem.) A.C. Sm.Koelreuteria formosana HayataKoelreuteria henryi Dumm.
Common Names ...

#192 Koelreuteria paniculata
Common Names: golden rain tree, varnish tree
Family: Sapindaceae (soapberry Family)
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Scientific Name: Koelreuteria elegans
Synonym: Koelreuteria henryi, Koelreuteria formosana
Family: Sapindaceae ...

Koelreuteria bipinnata
COMMON: Bougainvillea Goldenraintree
LEAVES: Alternate, pinnate or bipinnately compound, 20" long, 8 to 11 leaflets, each leaflet 2 to 3" long, entire/fine serration, dark green ...

Koelreuteria paniculata
Trees and Shrubs
Sow just covered in fall, in a protected location. Alternatively, soak seed 1 hour, then stratify 3-4 weeks, and sow at 55-65F/13-18C.

Koelreuteria paniculata, Koelreuteria bipinnata
Family: Sapindaceae
Golden Rain Tree, Varnish tree, Chinese Flame
Origin: China and Korea ...

Koelreuteria elegans is a deciduous tree that grows 25 to 50 feet in height, with a 35 to 50 foot diameter spread. The bark is furrowed lengthwise and corky.

Koelreuteria and Ungnadia Endlicher), Dodonaeoideae, Hippocastanoideae (including taxa previously referred to Aceraceae and Hippocastanaceae, plus Handeliodendron), and a monotypic "Xanthoceratoideae".

Koelreuteria elegans
Chinese Flame Tree - Deciduous tree. Full sun. Deep, infrequent watering. Orange-red flowers in summer-fall. 40' tall. 15-20 degrees F.
Medinilla speciosa ...

Koelreuteria paniculata : Golden Rain Tree - Whole Plant
Laburnum x watereri : Goldenchain Tree - Flowers
Larix decidua : European Larch - Whole Plant ...

Varnish Tree (Koelreuteria paniculata)
Vegetus Euonymus (Euonymus fortunei 'Vegetus')
Velvet Ash (Fraxinus velutina)
Velvet Cloak Smoke Bush (Cotinus coggygria 'Velvet Cloak')
Velvet Mesquite (Prosopis velutina)
Velvet Rose (Aeonium canariense) ...

*Golden Raintree
Koelreuteria paniculata
30 to 40'
30 to 40'
Sun; very adaptable; tolerates heat and wind.

golden rain-tree Koelreuteria paniculata
golden-trumpet; common allamanda Allamanda cathartica
goosegrass; manienie-ali'I Eleusine indica
goutweed, bishop's weed, ground elder Aegopodium podagraria
governor's plum, Madagascar palm Flacourtia indica ...

Stop 4 - Koelreuteria paniculata
Stop 5 - Ginkgo biloba
Stop 6 - Sorbus alnifolia 'Cardinal Red'
Stop 7 - Acer pseudoplatanus
Stop 8 - Mangolia x soulangiana
Stop 9 - Pinus aristata
Stop 10 - Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca Pendula' ...

Latin: Koelreuteria paniculata
I know it's politically incorrect to develop a fondness for foreign plants, but I can't help myself.

Goldenraintree (Koelreuteria paniculata)
Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)
American Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)
Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana)
Willow Oak (Quercus phellos)
Baldcypress (Taxodium distichum)
Chinese Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) ...

Height: 10m (30ft).
Koelreuteria paniculata AGM - yellow flowers in July and August. Height 10m (30ft).
Malus floribunda AGM - red in bud, opening pink then white, and red/yellow fruits. Height 10m (30ft).

Acer, Maple
Aesculus, Buckeye, Horse-chestnut
Koelreuteria, Golden rain tree
Litchi sinensis, Lychee
Ungnadia speciosa, Mexican Buckeye ...

Brizicky (1963) reports that the ovules may be epitropous, while those of Koelreuteria and other taxa are both epitropous (the lower ovule) and apotropous (the upper ovule) in the same loculus (Mauritzon 1936; Danilova 1996).

Such common species as dogwood, golden raintree (Koelreuteria paniculata), Viburnum Lentago and mountain-ash provide limited areas of shade without growing out of bounds and each has one or more decorative features of flowers and/or fruit.

See also: Koelreuteria paniculata, May, Green, Japonica, Pink

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