#584 most planted
Syringa pekinensis
Pekin lilac · also Chinese tree lilac, Peking tree lilac
Multi-trunkDeciduous
1,012
trees mapped
0.01%
of all named trees
9
cities
3.0 in
median trunk (8 cm, 996 measured)
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Syringa pekinensis, also known as Pekin lilac or Chinese tree lilac, is an ornamental, multi-stemmed tree native to northern and central China. It typically grows 15 to 20 feet tall with a spread of 10 to 15 feet and is hardy in USDA zones 3 to 7.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 6350.09%—4.0 in
- 2670.09%—3.0 in
- 440.02%—2.0 in
- 250.02%17 yr16 in
- 210.01%0.4 yr2.0 in
- 120.08%21 yr4.5 in
- 60.00%2.1 yr2.0 in
- 10.00%——
- 10.00%—2.0 in
Traits
- Form
- Multi-trunk
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 15–20 ft
- Canopy spread
- 10–15 ft
- USDA zones
- 3–7
Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.0 in, mean 4.3 in, 90th percentile 7.0 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
- Central China Loess Plateau mixed forests
- Northeast China Plain deciduous forests
Other Syringa in the catalogue
13 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
