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Tetracentron sinense
Tetracentron
Origin: Native to streams margins, forest margins, moist slopes and bottomlands in central to southwestern China, northern Vietnam, northern Myanmar (Burma), eastern Nepal, Bhutan and northeastern India.
| Family |
| Trochodendraceae |
| Genus |
| Tetracentron |
| Species |
| sinense |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 6 - 7 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 7 - 8 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 - H5 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-20) - (-10) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| (-4) - (14) |
| Height |
| 9 - 12 m |
| Spread |
| 6 - 9 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| A medium-sized deciduous tree with a broad-rounded crown. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in medium moisture well-drained loams in full sun to light shade. Best in light shade. |
| Shape |
| A broad-rounded crown. |
| Habitat |
| It is native to streams margins, forest margins, moist slopes and bottomlands in central to southwestern China, northern Vietnam, northern Myanmar (Burma), eastern Nepal, Bhutan and northeastern India. |
| Leaf Description |
| Alternate, acuminate, heart-shaped leaves to 15 cm long with wrinkled surfaces, 5-7 palmate veins and serrated margins. |
| Flower Description |
| Tiny, bisexual, stalkless, yellowish-green, wind-pollinated flowers in slender pendulous spikes bloom in early summer. |
| Fruit Description |
| A brown colour fruit, 4-celled, deeply lobed, dehiscent follicles about 2 cm long, with each follicle containing 4-6 seeds. |
| Colour Description |
| Leaves emerge with red tints in spring, mature to dark green in summer and turn attractive red in fall. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Caerhays Castle, Goran, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Westonbirt, The National Arboretum, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England. |
| Propagation |
| By cuttings or seed. |
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