#1893 most planted
Rhododendron smirnowii
Smirnow rhododendron
15
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
1
city
3.7 yr
median age (100% have a planting date)
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Rhododendron smirnowii, also known as the Smirnow rhododendron, is a flowering plant native to northeast Turkey and the western Transcaucasus, growing at elevations up to 2,300 meters. It is considered hardy to USDA zone 5 with some protection, suggesting potential for cultivation in temperate climates.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 150.01%3.7 yr—
Traits
- USDA zones
- 5
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Caucasus mixed forests
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands & Scrub
- Aegean and Western Turkey sclerophyllous and mixed forests
Other Rhododendron in the catalogue
20 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
