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|common_name=Yellowhorn
|common_name=Yellowhorn
|habit=tree
|habit=tree
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|Max ht box=25
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|Max ht metric=ft
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|Max wd box=10
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|Max wd metric=ft
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|origin=N China
|origin_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|lifespan=perennial
|lifespan=perennial
|exposure=sun
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|water=moderate
|features=flowers, fragrance
|features=flowers, fragrance
|flowers=white
|Temp Metric=°F
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=6
|min_zone=6
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=9
|max_zone=9
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|image=Xanthoceras sorbifolium1.jpg
|image_width=240
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'''''Xanthoceras sorbifolium''''' ('''Yellowhorn'''), the sole species in the genus '''''Xanthoceras'''''.
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Xanthoceras (Greek, xanthos, yellow, and keras, horn, alluding to the yellow horn-like processes of the disk). Sapindaceae. Ornamental shrub planted for its showy racemes of white flowers and also for the handsome pinnate foliage.
Xanthoceras (Greek, xanthos, yellow, and keras, horn, alluding to the yellow horn-like processes of the disk). Sapindaceae. Ornamental shrub planted for its showy racemes of white flowers and also for the handsome pinnate foliage.
A very handsome shrub or sometimes a small tree with rather finely pinnate dark green and glossy foliage which is not attacked by insects and retains its bright color until frost sets in, and with showy white flowers appearing in upright profusely produced racemes with the leaves on last year's branches. The large greenish fruits are similar to those of the buckeye. It is hardy as far north as Massachusetts and is well suited for solitary planting on the lawn. Xanthoceras is also sometimes used for forcing. It is not very particular as to soil. A porous loamy soil and a sunny position seem to suit it best. Propagation is by seeds, stratified and sown in spring, and by root-cuttings, which succeed best with moderate bottom-heat.
A very handsome shrub or sometimes a small tree with rather finely pinnate dark green and glossy foliage which is not attacked by insects and retains its bright color until frost sets in, and with showy white flowers appearing in upright profusely produced racemes with the leaves on last year's branches. The large greenish fruits are similar to those of the buckeye. It is hardy as far north as Massachusetts and is well suited for solitary planting on the lawn. Xanthoceras is also sometimes used for forcing. It is not very particular as to soil. A porous loamy soil and a sunny position seem to suit it best. Propagation is by seeds, stratified and sown in spring, and by root-cuttings, which succeed best with moderate bottom-heat.
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==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
This plant needs a long, hot growing season to flower well.
needs a long hot growing season to flower well
===Propagation===
===Propagation===
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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