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Widespread in temperate warm areas of Europe, Asia and the Americas.
Habitus: The root system is well developed and adapts to the depth of the soil. The trunk has a smooth, grey bark, becoming cracked and snake-like in age. Initially it has a columnar crown, then becomes ovate.
Leaf: Leaves ovate-oblong with a serrated leaf margin, golden yellow in autumn.
Flower: Male flowers are clustered in long catkins before leafing, female flowers are also in pendulous catkins up to 2 cm long.
Fruit: Fruits are flattened, to 10 mm large nuts, grey-brown with 7-11 longitudinal ribs. The nuts are held on a 3-4 cm long, three-truncate umbel. They ripen in October.
It is a shade tree, but needs a little more light than beech. It tolerates dry soils less well. It tolerates pruning and shaping well, often retaining its leaves until spring. It is hardy and undemanding.
Green urban areas
Seeding, cuttings
Anoplophora chinensis
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