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Rosa, photographed by an iNaturalist contributor
(c) Andreas Rockstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA
#611 most planted

Rosa

China rose · also Rosa chinensis

SpreadingEvergreen
920
trees mapped
0.01%
of all named trees
7
cities
3.9 in
median trunk (10 cm, 728 measured)

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Rosa chinensis is an evergreen climber or large shrub with arching, scrambling branches, recognized as the ancestor of many popular cultivated roses. It flowers from March to May in its wild form and is native to central China, growing on limestone and shale. This species is valued for its ornamental appeal and traditional medicinal uses.

Where it grows

Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.

  1. Calgary · Canada
    731—3.9 in
  2. Boston · United States
    10310 yr—
  3. Bogotá · Colombia
    40——
  4. London · United Kingdom
    16—1.1 in
  5. Tokyo · Japan
    15——
  6. Ottawa · Canada
    14——
  7. Copenhagen · Denmark
    1——

Traits

Form
Spreading
Foliage
Evergreen
Mature height
26.2 ft
Soil
Limestone, Shale

Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.9 in, mean 4.0 in, 90th percentile 3.9 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.

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