Arkansas Tree Database

Scientific name:

Koelreuteria Paniculata

Size:

30'-40' tall by 15'-35' wide

Leaves:

alternate, pinnately compound, 6"-18" long, with up to 19 leaflets, coarsely and irregularly toothed; leaflets near the leaf base having deep lobes; rich green

Flowers:

showy golden yellow, 1/2" across with 4 petals in a star shape, with cinnamon-colored blotch at the base, in 12"-18" loose panicle; June-July

Fruit:

pea-sized black seed inside showy 2" long, papery, 3-valved capsule resembling three-sided balloon

Fall Interest:

golden yellow to orange; deciduous

Culture:

sun; adaptable

Disease/Insect:

none serious

Use:

tolerant of urban conditions but can be invasive and not recommended

Cultivars:

Notes:

bark light grayish brown; shield-shaped leaf scars on stems; self-seeds easily and can escape and become invasive; attractive to bees; native to China