Koelreuteria paniculata

Goldenrain Tree

Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 9 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.

Plant Type: Trees

Evergreen-Deciduous: Deciduous

Overall Mature Size: Medium

Also Grown As: Standard Tree

Mature Height & Spread: 20-35' x 25-40'

Natural Growth Habit: Oval, Rounded

Native To: East Asia

Exposure: Full Sun

Water: Medium Water, Low Water

Flower Color: Yellow

Bloom Time: Summer

Special Features: Attracts Birds/Butterflies/Bees / Cold Hardy / Deer Resistant / Desert Conditions / Drought Resistant / Fall Color / Intermountain Conditions / Screen

Container Sizes: #15, 24" Box, #25, 36" Box

Sunset Garden Zones: 2-24

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-9

A Bit More

Koelreuteria paniculata is a deciduous tree with a broad, rounded, decurrent habit and featuring spring foliage with a distinct reddish-copper or bronze-purple tint that turns green in summer and yellow in autumn, panicles of bright yellow flowers in late spring/summer and papery seed capsules after flowering. Uses include shade tree, focal specimen, open screen, street tree. Works well in desert and intermountain landscapes. Excellent in urban environments; tolerates air pollution, compacted soil, exhaust fumes, has non-invasive roots. It requires full sun and performs poorly in the shade; few flowers, lanky, weak growth. Tolerant of varied soil conditions; handles sandy, loamy, heavy clay, nutritionally poor, acidic, and highly alkaline soils. Medium water needs when installed and acclimating; drought-tolerant when established. Deer and rabbit-resistant. Cold hardy to -15°F.

 

A Bit More

Koelreuteria paniculata is a deciduous tree with a broad, rounded, decurrent habit and featuring spring foliage with a distinct reddish-copper or bronze-purple tint that turns green in summer and yellow in autumn, panicles of bright yellow flowers in late spring/summer and papery seed capsules after flowering. Uses include shade tree, focal specimen, open screen, street tree. Works well in desert and intermountain landscapes. Excellent in urban environments; tolerates air pollution, compacted soil, exhaust fumes, has non-invasive roots. It requires full sun and performs poorly in the shade; few flowers, lanky, weak growth. Tolerant of varied soil conditions; handles sandy, loamy, heavy clay, nutritionally poor, acidic, and highly alkaline soils. Medium water needs when installed and acclimating; drought-tolerant when established. Deer and rabbit-resistant. Cold hardy to -15°F.