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spur leaf

Tetracentron sinense

Low Maintenance

Genus: Tetracentron
Family: Trochodendraceae

About this plant

A graceful, spreading deciduous tree, in Britain probably not taller than 12m, sometimes grown as a large shrub. Leaves are ovate or heart-shaped, sharply pointed, to 10.5cm long and red-tinted when young. Flowers are tiny and yellowish, borne in dense, pendent, slender, catkin-like spikes to 15cm long, which hang from leafy branches in summer

Growing Information

Height

8-12 Metres

Spread

Wider Than 8 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ClayLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Neutral

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in well-drained soil in sun or partial shade with shelter from cold drying winds

Pruning

Pruning group 1

Propagation

Propagate by seed in autumn or propagate by semi-ripe cuttings with bottom heat in summer

Pests

Generally trouble free

Diseases

Generally trouble free

Garden Uses

Uses

Low MaintenanceCity CourtyardFlower Borders

Planting Places

Wall Trained

Season of Interest

AutumnSpringSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

8-12 Metres

Spread

Wider Than 8 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Twenty To Fifty Years