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Common Name: Chinese Parasol Tree

Species Name: Firmiana simplex

Family Name: Sterculiaceae

 

 

Examples of Chinese Parasol TreeFirmiana simplex

A petal-like leaf of Chinese parasol tree.
A petal-like leaf of Chinese parasol tree.
A petal-like leaf of Chinese parasol tree.
A yellow-green branch from a Chinese Parasol Tree with small brown buds at the end. 
A yellow-green branch from a Chinese Parasol Tree with small brown buds at the end. 
A yellow-green branch from a Chinese Parasol Tree with small brown buds at the end.

 

 

Plant Facts  
Origin East Asia
Sun Preference Full Sun
Susceptibility Trunk scale, trunk rot

 

 

ID Characteristics

 

 

Habitat/Ecology  
Soil Preference Well-drained
USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 7º
Notes Susceptible to limb breakage and cold damage in Stillwater; may die back to the ground in severe winters

 

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