Plant Habit: | Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
Plant Height: | 30 to 40 feet |
Plant Spread: | 20 to 30 feet |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Fruit: | Showy |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Purple |
Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
Suitable Locations: | Street Tree Xeriscapic |
Uses: | Flowering Tree Will Naturalize |
Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Drought tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: USPP 2,454 (Expired) Goes Dormant |
Parentage: | Decaisneana x Monument |
aspenhill | On May 5, 2017 | Obtained plant Lowes - qty 1 |