Kalopanax septemlobus
Plant Expert:
Michael Dirr Kalopanax septemlobus
Michael Dirr
Kalopanax septemlobus
Kalopanax septemlobus (click for large image)
Castor-aralia
Common Names:
  • Castor-aralia
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Origin:

  Japan, Sakhalin, the Russian Far East, Korea and China  

Sun/Water Requirements:

  Requires full sun.
Moderate climate.

Climate / Hardiness Zones:

  Zone 4 to Zone 8

Dirr says: "has proven hardy at the University of Wisconsin Arboretum and University of Maine; survived -22 degrees F"

Growth:

  Range: Grows from 30' to 50'.

Flowers:

  Color(s): White
Season(s): Late Summer

Dirr says: "numerous small umbels form a panicle 12 - 24" across. Each individual flower is small, however they are borne in great quantity."  

Foliage:

  Deciduous
Color: Leaves are dark green in the summer and yellow and red in the fall.
 

Fruit:

  Color: Black
Season(s): Summer, Fall
Dirr says: "relished and soon devoured by birds"  

Landscape Value:

  Can be used as an ornamental plant.
Can be used as a shade tree.

Dirr says: "excellent large shade tree yielding a tropical effect because of the large leaves; in youth it is extremely coarse but given time makes an impressive tree"

Other:

  Is Resistant to Disease
Is Resistant to Insects
 
Kalopanax septemlobus is hardy in these areas:
Alsip, ILBaltimore, MDBayside, NY
Bronx, NYBrooklyn, NYBrownsville, TX
Canton, MIChicago, ILCicero, IL
College Point, NYConneaut, OHCorona, NY
Detroit, MIDorset, OHEast Claridon, OH
East Elmhurst, NYEast Greenville, PAEast Texas, PA
Easton, PAEcorse, MIElmhurst, NY
Elmwood Park, ILElyria, OHEmmaus, PA
Evergreen Park, ILFerndale, MIFlorence, SC
Flushing, NYForest Hills, NYFort Eustis, VA
Fresh Meadows, NYGlen Burnie, MDGwynn Oak, MD
Harper Woods, MIHarrison Township, MIHighland Park, MI
Hunt Valley, MDJackson Heights, NYLeasburg, NC
Lexington, NCLiberty, NCLinwood, NC
Little Neck, NYMacomb, MIMarysville, MI
Maspeth, NYMemphis, MIMiddle Village, NY
Morgantown, WVMount Clemens, MINew Baltimore, MI
New Haven, MINew York, NYNewport News, VA
North Ridgeville, OHNorth Street, MINottingham, MD
Oakland Gardens, NYParkville, MDPhiladelphia, PA
Pikesville, MDRego Park, NYRidgewood, NY
Riverdale, ILRosedale, MDSparrows Point, MD
Staten Island, NYTaylor, MITemperance, MI
Towson, MDTrenton, MIVirginia Beach, VA
Wayne, MIWestland, MIWhitestone, NY
Whitmore Lake, MIWoodside, NY
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