Common Name:Golden Rain Tree

Scientific Name: Koelreuteria paniculata

Golden Rain Tree - Growth Habit

Classification: Deciduous          USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-9

Size:

• 15' to 20' width X 25' to 30' height

Growth Habit:

• Small, compact
• Oval-crowned
• Moderate growth rate

Golden Rain Tree Furrowed Bark

Bark:

• Generally silver-gray to gray brown
• Older bark becomes shallowly furrowed

Golden Rain Tree Deciduous	Golden Rain Tree Compound Leaf

Foliage:

• Deciduous; full yellow to yellow-orange fall color
• Compound leaves
• Alternate leaf arrangement (leaflets are opposite)
• Deep green to almost blue-green above, light green below
• Fine to medium texture

Golden Rain Tree Inflorescence Terminal Clusters	Papery-walled Seed Capsules

Inflorescence: 

• Terminal clusters covering the tree
• Each flower is about .5" diameter
• Yellow with orange markings at the base
• Blooms June or late May

Fruit:

• Papery-walled, bladder like capsule
• Light yellow to brown changing to light red brown
• Persists into the winter

Use:

• Small ornamental tree

Problems:

• Red Shoulder Bug (Jadera haematoloma)

Culture:

• Full sun
• Grows almost anywhere
• Tolerant of poor soils

Propagation:

• Seed

Notes:

• Flower and fruit are quite showy