| HEIGHT: | 20 - 25 feet |
| SPREAD: | 15 - 20 feet |
| DISTINCTIONS: | Smaller tree than Japanese tree lilac; loose spreading to rounded form; lightly fragrant creamy white flowers, not a true lilac smell, flowers earlier than Japanese tree lilac; often multi-stemmed form; smooth to exfoliating bark; sun; pH 6.0-7.5; resistant to powdery mildew; persistent seed capsules; fall color depends on cultivar. |
| LIMITATIONS: | Susceptible to leaf miner in SE. |
| HARDINESS: | SC, SE (Zone 4) |
| ORIGIN: | Northern China |
| CULTIVARS: | ‘Zhang Zhiming’ (Beijing Gold™) given to the Morton Arboretum in Illinois by the Beijing Botanical Garden; vigorous growth; primrose-yellow flowers; cinnamon-colored bark; yellow-gold fall color; 20' tall, 15' wide.; ‘Morton’ (China Snow® Water Tower®) upright habit; white flowers; 35' tall, 30' wide. |
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| The information for this Deciduous Tree (305) was last updated on: 2011-01-05 18:04:05 | |
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