General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 30-40 feet
Plant Spread: 15-20 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Deciduous
Flower Color: Green
Other: Chartreuse (yellowish-green)
Flower Time: Summer
Uses: Shade Tree
Resistances: Salt tolerant
Toxicity: Other: Sap is poisonous
Pollinators: Bees
Various insects
Miscellaneous: Monoecious

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Common names
  • Chinese Tallow Tree
  • Popcorn Tree
  • Candleberry Tree
  • Chicken Tree
  • Florida Aspen
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Triadica sebifera
  • Synonym: Sapium sebiferum

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Location: NE., Fl.
Date: 2013-10-29
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2010-09-22
Location: NE., Fl.
Date: 2013-10-30
Location: NE., Fl.
Date: 2013-10-30
Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2019-02-05
Roots of a seedling that I yanked up today.
Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2016-05-22
Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2016-05-22
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2015-08-21
Sapling that popped up in a container.
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2014-08-05
Location: Marianna, Florida panhandle
Date: 2017-05-10
Note the yellow inforescences, invasive non-native

credit: Pollinator at en.wikipedia
Comments:
  • Posted by terrafirma (NE. FL. - Zone 9a) on Oct 30, 2013 9:44 AM concerning plant:
    This tree has spread prolifically in the Southeast, and because of that it is considered a noxious weed.

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