Pterostyrax hispidus
Report an issueSpecies #1,674Genus #521 · Pterostyrax
By recorded trees in the inventory.
Epaulette tree · also Fragrant epaulette tree
SpreadingDeciduous
24
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
7
cities
10 in
median trunk (26 cm, 16 measured)
17 yr
median age (54% have a planting date)
The Epaulette Tree is a substantial, spreading, deciduous tree with oval leaves and clusters of fragrant, white flowers in summer. It is suitable for planting in transitional areas between developed and natural environments.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 70.00%19 yr—
- 60.00%—15 in
- 50.00%15 yr9.5 in
- 30.00%—11 in
- 10.00%—2.0 in
- 10.00%——
- 10.00%—1.2 in
Traits
- Form
- Spreading
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 20–30 ft
- Canopy spread
- 20–30 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Jun, Jul, Aug
Trunk diameters across every city: median 10 in, mean 12 in, 90th percentile 25 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
- Nihonkai montane deciduous forests
- Taiheiyo montane deciduous forests
Temperate Conifer Forests
- Honshu alpine conifer forests