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Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Plant Height: 25 feet to 50 feet
Plant Spread: 30 feet to 50 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Suitable Locations: Street Tree
Uses: Provides winter interest
Flowering Tree
Containers: Not suitable for containers

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Common names
  • Golden Rain Tree
  • Flamegold
  • Chinese Rain Tree

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Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2014-09-19
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2012-10-04
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2014-09-25
Location: Blondmyk's Backyard, Corpus Christi, TX
Date: 2014-09-25
Example of Chinese Rain Tree in full bloom--whole tree before lan
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2012-09-15
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2014-10-05
Location: Odessa, FL
Date: 2008-10-16
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2015-10-14
Colorful seed pods
Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2023-12-21
Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2016-11-04
Location: zone 8/9 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2011-11-16
ripe seeds with open seed pod
Location: zone 8/9 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2011-10-30
tree
Location: zone 8/9 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2011-10-30
seed pod - a different angle
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2012-09-09
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2014-09-19
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2012-09-06
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2012-10-04
Location: Odessa, FL
Date: 4000-06-12
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2012-09-21 
Flowers are falling and seed pods are forming
Location: zone 8/9 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2011-10-30
underside of leaves
Location: zone 8/9 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2011-10-30
leaves
Location: zone 8/9 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2011-10-30
yet another angle -- seed pod
Location: zone 8/9 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2011-10-30
seed pod
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2012-09-09
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2012-09-14 
Yellow! A tree in my front yard in full bloom today.
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2012-09-14
Location: Odessa, FL
Date: 2013-10-16
Location: Odessa, FL
Date: 2013-09-29
Location: Odessa, FL
Date: 2013-10-16
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2012-08-30 
Looking up into the canopy
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2012-09-27
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Comments:
  • Posted by plantladylin (Sebastian, Florida - Zone 10a) on Oct 12, 2011 7:20 PM concerning plant:
    The Golden Rain Tree is a very beautiful flowering tree with yellow blooms and beautiful rose colored seed pods in the fall. I've found seedlings sprouting in a few of my flower beds compliments of seed blowing from a large tree in a neighbor's yard down the street. This tree is listed as a Category II exotic invasive here in Florida so I pull any seedlings I find and dispose of them.

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