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Distylium racemosum

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Evergreen small tree for a sheltered place. The size after 10 years is 250 cm. The flower colour is brown/white. This plant is mostly hardy.The flowering period is April - May.

Family : Hamamelidaceae

© first picture : Garden Picture

© picture 2 : H. Kolster, location picture : Kwekerij H. Kolster, Boskoop

© picture 3 : Trompenburg Arboretum Rotterdam, location picture : Botanical Gardens Edinburgh

© picture 4 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : HIL

© picture 5 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Kwekerij PlantenTuin Esveld

© picture 6 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Kwekerij PlantenTuin Esveld

© picture 7 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Kwekerij PlantenTuin Esveld

© picture 8 : Nelleke Holtrop, location picture : Provinciaal Domein het Leen, Eeklo, B.

© picture 9 : Nelleke Holtrop, location picture : Provinciaal Domein het Leen, Eeklo, B.

© picture 10 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Botanische tuin van Gent

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Characteristics of this plant
type of plant : shrub
soil type : good gardening soil
planting place : needs a sheltered place
habit/form : upright growing
water requirement : needs normal water
wind tolerance : mildly susceptible to wind
the plant is evergreen
height approx : between 1.5 and 2 meter
width approx : between 2 and 3 meter
flower colour : red
leaf colour : green
leaf shape : leaves are egg-shaped
leaf size : between 3 and 5 cm
edibility : The plant is not edible
scent : flowers scented lightly
flowering period : march - april
hardiness : mostly hardy