#1808 most planted
Rhododendron prinophyllum
Early azalea · also Election-pink, Roseshell azalea, Rhododendron prinophyllum
OrnamentalDeciduous
18
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
2
cities
2.0 in
median trunk (5 cm, 3 measured)
5.4 yr
median age (100% have a planting date)
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Rhododendron prinophyllum, also known as early azalea, is a deciduous shrub native to the eastern and southern United States. It typically grows 4 to 8 feet tall, sometimes reaching 15 feet, and produces pink flowers.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 150.01%5.4 yr—
- 30.00%—2.0 in
Traits
- Form
- Ornamental
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 4–15 ft
Trunk diameters across every city: median 2.0 in, mean 2.0 in, 90th percentile 2.0 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Other Rhododendron in the catalogue
20 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
