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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