Firmiana
Chinese parasol tree · also Parasoltree, Varnish tree, Japanese varnish tree
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The Chinese Parasol Tree is a striking, mid-sized deciduous tree with massive foliage, green bark, and a wide, parasol-like canopy that provides excellent shade. Its broad, lobed leaves turn vibrant yellow in the fall before dropping. While a popular ornamental, its fast growth and prolific seeds can make it invasive in some regions.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 240.02%7.8 yr12 in
Traits
- Form
- Spreading
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 15–40 ft
- Canopy spread
- 15–30 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Jun, Jul, Aug
Trunk diameters across every city: median 12 in, mean 14 in, 90th percentile 18 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.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- South China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests
- South Taiwan monsoon rain forests
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Central China Loess Plateau mixed forests
- Northeast China Plain deciduous forests
Other Firmiana in the catalogue
3 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
