#1540 most planted
Syringa x chinensis
Chinese lilac · also Rouen lilac
Deciduous
33
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
4
cities
2.0 in
median trunk (5 cm, 8 measured)
23 yr
median age (91% have a planting date)
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This deciduous Chinese lilac is an artificial hybrid, typically growing to about 15 feet in height and spread. It produces showy flowers in the spring and demonstrates moderate drought tolerance, attracting bees.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 250.02%23 yr—
- 50.01%16 yr2.0 in
- 20.00%—2.0 in
- 10.00%—0.6 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 15 ft
- Canopy spread
- 15 ft
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Water needs
- High
- Drought tolerance
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 2.0 in, mean 1.8 in, 90th percentile 2.0 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Other Syringa in the catalogue
13 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
