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Dipelta floribunda, photographed by an iNaturalist contributor
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#1954 most planted

Dipelta floribunda

Dipelta

OrnamentalDeciduous
13
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
1
city
7.0 in
median trunk (18 cm, 13 measured)
15 yr
median age (100% have a planting date)

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Dipelta floribunda is a deciduous shrub or small tree, native to central and east-central China, known for its abundant white to pink trumpet-shaped flowers with orange throats in late spring and early summer. It prefers alkaline soils and can tolerate full sun to partial shade, making it a good ornamental choice for gardens.

Where it grows

Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.

  1. Boston · United States
    1315 yr7.0 in

Traits

Form
Ornamental
Foliage
Deciduous
Mature height
19.7 ft
Sun
Full sun, Part shade
Soil
Alkaline
Blooms
May, Jun, Jul

Trunk diameters across every city: median 7.0 in, mean 7.0 in, 90th percentile 7.0 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.

Native range

Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.

Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests

  • Central China Loess Plateau mixed forests
  • Daba Mountains evergreen forests

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