Platycarya strobilacea

Synonymes
Fortunaea Chinensis, Platycarya kwangtungensis

A tree native to China with compound leaves and a wide, airy crown. It has separate male and female flowers, resembling cones and catkins. It grows to a height of 12 to 15 meters.

Classification

Trees and shrubs
Climat
Zone 7: from -17°C to -12°C
Couleur de feuille
Green
Couleur de fleur
Cream
Green
Exposition
Sunny
Part shade
Shadow
Hauteur minimum
1000cm
Hauteur max
1500cm
Encombrement min
1000cm
Encombrement max
1500cm
Intérêts remarquables
Foliage
Période
In spring
In autumn
Type de sol
Neutral
Utilisation au jardin
Isolated
Massif
Park
Parterre

General description
Origin
Found in mixed forests on mountain slopes, sometimes on limestone; 400-1400 (-2200) M. The species is native to China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam.
Exposure
Sunny.
Soil
Humiferous
Propagation
Sowing

General physiology
Dimensions
Can reach 10m to 15m in height.
Habit
Shrub or small tree.

Leaves
Shape
The leaves are pinnate with 1-15 (23) pairs of leaflets, 8-30 cm long, the petiole is 1.2-9 cm long, the leaflets are sessile, ovate-lanceolate to narrowly elliptic-lanceolate, 3-11 cm long x 1.5-3.5 cm wide
Colour
Green.
Note
Deciduous foliage.