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Michael Dirr
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| Decaisnea fargesii |
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Partial/Full shade.
Moderate climate.
Dirr says: "water in drought periods"
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Climate / Hardiness Zones:
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Zone 6 to Zone 7
Dirr says: "protect from desiccating spring winds. The species dislikes (intensely) heat and drought. Has existed as root hardy, dieback shrub at the Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL (Zone 5)"
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Growth:
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Range: Grows from 10' to 20'.
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Flowers:
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Color(s): Green, Yellow
Season(s):
Late Spring, Early Summer
Dirr says: "1 to 1 1/4" long flowers occur in 8 to 18" long panicles in May - June. The flowers mesh with the foliage and are not spectacular but certainly handsome on close inspection."
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Foliage:
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Deciduous
Color:
Leaves are dark green and bluish-green in the summer.
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Fruit:
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Color:
Blue
Season(s):
Late Spring, Early Summer
Dirr says: "2 to 4" long, 3/4" wide, cylindrical, bean-like, pendulous, metallic blue. Ideally plant two seedlings to insure pollination and subsequent fruit set. The fruits are supposedly edible."
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Landscape Value:
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Can be used as a grouping plant.
Dirr says: "almost tropical appearance"
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Decaisnea fargesii is hardy in these areas:| Allentown, PA | Alpharetta, GA | Atlanta, GA | | Baltimore, MD | Bayside, NY | Bellmore, NY | | Bellport, NY | Bethpage, NY | Blue Point, NY | | Bohemia, NY | Brentwood, NY | Brightwaters, NY | | Bronxville, NY | Brookhaven, NY | Brooklyn, MD | | Canton, MI | Casco, MI | Catonsville, MD | | Charlottesville, VA | Chillicothe, OH | College Point, NY | | Columbus, MI | Corona, NY | Curtis Bay, MD | | Decatur, GA | Detroit, MI | Dundalk, MD | | East Elmhurst, NY | East Greenville, PA | East Texas, PA | | Eastchester, NY | Easton, PA | Ecorse, MI | | El Paso, TX | Elkins Park, PA | Elmhurst, NY | | Emmaus, PA | Essex, MD | Ferndale, MI | | Flushing, NY | Forest Hills, NY | Fort Eustis, VA | | Fresh Meadows, NY | Glen Burnie, MD | Greenlawn, NY | | Grosse Pointe, MI | Gwynn Oak, MD | Halethorpe, MD | | Hamtramck, MI | Harper Woods, MI | Harrison Township, MI | | Hastings On hudson, NY | Highland Park, MI | Hogansville, GA | | Holbrook, NY | Holtsville, NY | Hunt Valley, MD | | Huntington Station, NY | Huntington, NY | Islandia, NY | | Jackson Heights, NY | Jackson, GA | Jeffersonville, IN | | Jenkinsburg, GA | Jonesboro, GA | Kingston, PA | | Laconia, IN | Lancaster, PA | Landisburg, PA | | Lanesville, IN | Lawn, PA | Leasburg, NC | | Leavenworth, IN | Lebanon, PA | Lemoyne, PA | | Lewistown, PA | Lexington, IN | Lexington, NC | | Liberty, NC | Linwood, NC | Lithonia, GA | | Little Neck, NY | Little York, IN | Liverpool, PA | | Loysville, PA | Luzerne, PA | Lykens, PA | | Macomb, MI | Marysville, MI | Maspeth, NY | | Mcalisterville, PA | Melville, NY | Memphis, MI | | Memphis, TN | Middle River, MD | Middle Village, NY | | Milan, MI | Monroe, MI | Morgantown, WV | | Mount Clemens, MI |
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