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Gratis Garden Trees
​Koelreuteria bipinnata
​
(Chinese Flame Tree)​
up to ~38'-high x ~35'-wide
(oval to round to umbrella to vase shaped canopy)
​deciduous
medium green, bronze or gold leaves
yellow flowers
orange to salmon to red to rose capsules (Autumn)
​origin:  southeast China (not invasive)
medium water use
clay to loamy to sandy soil with average to fast drainage
no soil amendment (per pH 4.0–10.0)
litter maintenance:  medium-low/dry fruit
​​low-medium flammability
medium branch strength
pruning maintenance:  medium (mostly per thinning)
allergenicity:  medium-low
plant at least 2.5 feet from masonry
​local Sunset Zones 18-24
Picture
SelecTree. UFEI. "Koelreuteria bipinnata Tree Record." 1995-2021. Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo.
Accessed on Jul 23, 2021. < https://selectree.calpoly.edu/tree-detail/776 >
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