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Michael Dirr
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| Staphylea trifolia |
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Origin:
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Quebec to Ontario and Minnesota, south to Georgia and Missouri
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Can tolerate both shady and sunny conditions.
Moderate climate.
Dirr says: "Prefers moist, well-drained soils; performs better under cultivation than in native haunts; in the wild is often loose and open, but under cultivation takes on a more dense, vigorous nature; have found it in heavy shade just above the flood plain in the University's Botanical Garden (Georgia)."
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Climate / Hardiness Zones:
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Zone 4 to Zone 8
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Growth:
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Range: Grows from 15' to 30'.
Dirr says: "upright, heavily branched, suckering shrub with smooth striped bark forming a solid aggregate of brush, sometimes wide-spreading; actually a rather attractive shrub; have seen as a small tree. 10 to 15' in height, usually taller than wide at maturity."
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Flowers:
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Color(s): White
Season(s):
Late Spring
Dirr says: "bell-shaped, 1/3" long, borne in nodding 1 1/2 to 2" long panicles, abundant, April - May."
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Foliage:
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Deciduous
Color:
Leaves are dark green in the summer and yellow in the fall.
Dirr says: "Rather nice for foliage effect."
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Fruit:
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Color:
Green, Black
Season(s):
Late Summer, Early Fall
Dirr says: "The most curious aspect of bladdernuts is the inflated, balloon-like fruit. A 3-lobed, 1 to 1 1/2" long, inflated capsule, pale green changing to light brown, effective in September."
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Landscape Value:
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Can be used as an ornamental plant.
Can be used as a grouping plant.
Dirr says: "could be used for naturalizing; best reserved for parks and other low maintenance areas"
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Other:
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Is Resistant to Disease
Is Resistant to Insects
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Staphylea trifolia is hardy in these areas:| Alsip, IL | Baltimore, MD | Bayside, NY | | Bronx, NY | Brooklyn, NY | Brownsville, TX | | Canton, MI | Chicago, IL | Cicero, IL | | College Point, NY | Conneaut, OH | Corona, NY | | Detroit, MI | Dorset, OH | East Claridon, OH | | East Elmhurst, NY | East Greenville, PA | East Texas, PA | | Easton, PA | Ecorse, MI | Elmhurst, NY | | Elmwood Park, IL | Elyria, OH | Emmaus, PA | | Evergreen Park, IL | Ferndale, MI | Florence, SC | | Flushing, NY | Forest Hills, NY | Fort Eustis, VA | | Fresh Meadows, NY | Glen Burnie, MD | Gwynn Oak, MD | | Harper Woods, MI | Harrison Township, MI | Highland Park, MI | | Hunt Valley, MD | Jackson Heights, NY | Leasburg, NC | | Lexington, NC | Liberty, NC | Linwood, NC | | Little Neck, NY | Macomb, MI | Marysville, MI | | Maspeth, NY | Memphis, MI | Middle Village, NY | | Morgantown, WV | Mount Clemens, MI | New Baltimore, MI | | New Haven, MI | New York, NY | Newport News, VA | | North Ridgeville, OH | North Street, MI | Nottingham, MD | | Oakland Gardens, NY | Parkville, MD | Philadelphia, PA | | Pikesville, MD | Rego Park, NY | Ridgewood, NY | | Riverdale, IL | Rosedale, MD | Sparrows Point, MD | | Staten Island, NY | Taylor, MI | Temperance, MI | | Towson, MD | Trenton, MI | Virginia Beach, VA | | Wayne, MI | Westland, MI | Whitestone, NY | | Whitmore Lake, MI | Woodside, NY |
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