Phellodendron amurense Flowering-Tree coppery foliage late into winter

coppery foliage late into winter

Hardy in southern England

The tree is usually grown as a wide-spreading multi-stem tree

goblet-shaped flowers which are white with a rosy to violet blush and appear before the leaves in April

will eventually form a very large tree

Phellodendron amurense Flowering-Tree coppery foliage late into winterA graceful tree of wide spreading habit distinguished by its bright green pinnate leaves and silvery hairy winter buds. The bark is beautifully cork like, closely resembling that of the unrelated cork oak, Quercus suber. On female plants (if pollinated) non showy, yellow green flowers give way to persistent, black drupes. Prefers moist soil. H6