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Enkianthus perulatus, photographed by an iNaturalist contributor
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#572 most planted

Enkianthus perulatus

Dodan-tsutsuji

OrnamentalDeciduous
1,111
trees mapped
0.01%
of all named trees
2
cities

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A compact, slow-growing, deciduous shrub native to Japan, eventually reaching 2m tall and wide. It features pure white, bell-shaped flowers in spring, followed by brilliant red and yellow leaf colors in autumn. Grows well in sunny woodland areas.

Where it grows

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

  1. Tokyo · Japan
    1,107——
  2. Boston · United States
    4——

No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.

Traits

Form
Ornamental
Foliage
Deciduous
Mature height
6.6 ft
Canopy spread
6.6 ft
Growth rate
Slow
Sun
Full sun, Part shade
Blooms
May

Native range

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

Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests

  • Hokkaido deciduous forests
  • Nihonkai montane deciduous forests
  • Taiheiyo montane deciduous forests

Other Enkianthus in the catalogue

2 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.

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