#18 most planted
Syringa reticulata
Japanese tree lilac · also Tree lilac, Japanese lilac
Deciduous
97,050
trees mapped
0.94%
of all named trees
26
cities
3.0 in
median trunk (8 cm, 95,940 measured)
8.9 yr
median age (28% have a planting date)
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Syringa reticulata, also known as Japanese tree lilac, is a flowering tree native to eastern Asia. It produces a fragrant display of creamy-white flowers, attracting pollinators like bees. This ornamental species is suitable for urban planting.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 17,5822.6%—3.9 in
- 13,4024.1%9.0 yr2.0 in
- 10,1173.7%—3.1 in
- 9,7202.0%7.4 yr2.8 in
- 6,0803.9%10 yr3.9 in
- 5,9491.8%15 yr3.5 in
- 5,1550.71%—4.0 in
- 4,7610.91%—2.0 in
- 3,4421.1%—2.4 in
- 3,2764.4%—1.6 in
- 3,0346.8%—2.0 in
- 2,6643.6%—4.3 in
- 2,0822.5%—3.9 in
- 1,8720.95%9.6 yr3.0 in
- 1,6571.4%5.4 yr3.0 in
- 1,6100.53%—3.0 in
- 1,3160.72%—3.0 in
- 9101.9%—3.1 in
- 8571.9%11 yr2.4 in
- 5184.4%5.8 yr3.0 in
- 4834.2%5.4 yr3.3 in
- 4381.8%—4.3 in
- 660.42%5.7 yr2.3 in
- 260.07%—2.8 in
- 190.03%14 yr2.0 in
- 140.01%12 yr—
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 20–30 ft
- Canopy spread
- 15–25 ft
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Jun, Jul, Aug
Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.0 in, mean 4.0 in, 90th percentile 7.9 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
- Central Korean deciduous forests
- Northeast China Plain deciduous forests
Other Syringa in the catalogue
13 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
