Pterocarya fraxinifolia

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Pterocarya fraxinifolia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Pterocarya fraxinifolia, Spach (P. caucasica, C. A. Mey. P. Spachiana, Lav.). Tree, to 60 ft., with spreading branches, often rising in several sts. from the ground: young branchlets slightly pubescent: lvs. 8-15 in. long, lfts. 11-25, ovate-oblong to oblong-lanceolate, acute or acuminate, serrate, pubescent only in the axils of the veins beneath, 2—4 in. long: stamens 10-16: fr. including the semi-orbicular wings, 1/2-3/4in. broad, in racemes to 18 in. long. W. Asia. Gn. 34, p. 219; 62, p. 235. G.C. III.4:381. G.W. 9, p. 10. L.I. 20, 21. Var. dumosa, Schneid. (P. dumosa, Lav.). More shrubby: lfts. smaller, about 2-2 1/2 in- long. Seems more tender. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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