Koelreuteria bipinnata
Chinese flame tree · also Chinese golden rain tree, Bougainvillea golden-rain tree, Goldenrain tree
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Koelreuteria bipinnata is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree, known for its fragrant, bright yellow flowers in late summer, followed by lantern-like papery fruits. It can live 50 to 150 years and is often used in urban landscapes.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 1,3080.28%36 yr9.0 in
- 2080.11%8.9 yr3.8 in
- 850.06%0.4 yr3.0 in
- 20.00%——
- 10.00%—5.0 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 20–40 ft
- Canopy spread
- 15–30 ft
- Lifespan
- 50–150 years
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Jun, Jul, Aug
Trunk diameters across every city: median 7.5 in, mean 11 in, 90th percentile 21 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
Other Koelreuteria in the catalogue
4 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
