Trochodendron aralioides
Wheel tree
Trochodendron Trochodendron
T. aralioides - T. aralioides is a large, low to rounded, spreading, evergreen shrub or small tree with aromatic bark, horizontal branches bearing spirally-arranged, dark green, drooping leaves with scalloped margins and racemes of bright green, petalless flowers in late spring and early summer.
Trochodendron aralioides is: Evergreen
Broadly columnar, Rounded to broadly spreading, Spreading
Bright-green in Spring; Bright-green in Summer
Pruning Group 1 - Remove dead, damaged, diseased or misplaced shoots in late winter or early spring.
Seed, Semi-ripe cuttings
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Trochodendron aralioides (Wheel tree) will reach a height of 10m and a spread of 8m after 10-20 years.
Beds and borders, City, Containers, Specimen tree, Woodland
Grow in moist, well-drained neutral to slightly acidic soil in a sheltered site in full sun to full shade. Will tolerate wet soil but will not tolerate drought. Shelter from cold, drying winds.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Moisture-retentive
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Shade, Full Sun
South, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3)
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Trochodendron aralioides
Wheel tree
Trochodendron Trochodendron
T. aralioides - T. aralioides is a large, low to rounded, spreading, evergreen shrub or small tree with aromatic bark, horizontal branches bearing spirally-arranged, dark green, drooping leaves with scalloped margins and racemes of bright green, petalless flowers in late spring and early summer.
Evergreen
Broadly columnar, Rounded to broadly spreading, Spreading
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Bright-green in Spring; Bright-green in Summer
Pruning Group 1 - Remove dead, damaged, diseased or misplaced shoots in late winter or early spring.
Seed, Semi-ripe cuttings
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Trochodendron aralioides (Wheel tree) will reach a height of 10m and a spread of 8m after 10-20 years.
Beds and borders, City, Containers, Specimen tree, Woodland
Grow in moist, well-drained neutral to slightly acidic soil in a sheltered site in full sun to full shade. Will tolerate wet soil but will not tolerate drought. Shelter from cold, drying winds.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Moisture-retentive
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Shade, Full Sun
South, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6
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Light: | Partial Shade, Full Shade, Full Sun | Tell us... |
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