General Landscape Uses: Hedge, foundation plantings, accent plant, tropical garden, container planting, understory planting, shaped forms
Ecological Restoration Notes: Urban greening, stabilization projects
Description: The Umbrella Tree is a thick, lush and fast growing hedge. It is great for a privacy hedge, is easy to grow and can thrive in sun or shade. Its rich green color and umbrella shaped leaves give it a tropical look.
Dimensions: Height 6 ft.
Growth Rate: Moderate to fast
Native Range: China
Native Habitats: Forest understories
Soils: Well-draining
Nutritional Requirements: Low to moderate
Salt Water Tolerance: Low to moderate
Salt Wind Tolerance: Moderate
Drought Tolerance: Moderate
Light Requirements: Full Sun to Shade
Flower Color: Yellow, cream, greenish-white
Flower Characteristics: Small, star-shaped
Flowering Season: Summer
Fruit: Small orange-red drupes
Wildlife and Ecology: Attracts pollinators when in bloom; fruits consumed by birds in native range.
Horticultural Notes: Grown from cuttings, seed
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