Arkansas Tree Database

Chinese Tallow Tree

Chinese Tallow Tree

Scientific name:

Triadica Sebifera

Size:

60' tall

Leaves:

alternate, simple, 1"-3" long, nearly round to almost kite-shaped

Flowers:

greenish yellow catkins, 2"-8"

Fruit:

seed cluster resembling popcorn, with high viability

Fall Interest:

yellow, orange, or red; deciduous

Culture:

adaptable

Disease/Insect:

Use:

invasive and not recommended

Cultivars:

Notes:

native to eastern Asia

Resources:

https://www.uaex.uada.edu/environment-nature/ar-invasives/invasive-plants/chinese-tallow-tree.aspx

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Chinese tallowtree bark on trunk Chinese tallowtree flower Chinese tallowtree foliage, fall Chinese tallowtree leaf, with rounded diamond shape and smooth margins Chinese tallowtree fruit, brown capsules revealing white seeds Chinese tallowtree's white waxy seeds Chinese tallowtree sapling Chinese tallowtree seedling Chinese tallowtree branch Chinese tallowtree branch