Vitex negundo
Chinese chaste tree · also Five-leaved chaste tree, Horseshoe vitex, Nisinda
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Vitex negundo is a large aromatic shrub or small deciduous tree, typically growing 2 to 8m tall, with reddish-brown bark and digitate leaves. It produces panicles of white to blue flowers. This pest-resistant species is drought-tolerant once established and thrives in full sun and well-drained soil, making it suitable for urban planting, even in disturbed areas.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 280.01%——
- 40.00%——
- 10.00%—5.2 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 6.6–26.2 ft
- Canopy spread
- 25 ft
- Sun
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Water needs
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- Low
- Blooms
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
Trunk diameters across every city: median 5.2 in, mean 5.2 in, 90th percentile 5.2 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.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Andaman Islands rain forests
- East Deccan moist deciduous forests
- Hainan Island monsoon rain forests
- Maldives-Lakshadweep-Chagos Archipelago tropical moist forests
- Myanmar coastal rain forests
Tropical & Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests
- Central Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests
- East Deccan dry-evergreen forests
- South Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests
- Marianas tropical dry forests
Other Vitex in the catalogue
3 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
