China Snow Tree Lilac

Categories: Ornamental Trees, Plants, Trees

China Snow Tree Lilac (Syringa pekinensis)Luxurious, showy plumes of large creamy white flowers in late spring early summer with a wonderful fragrance; bark is coppery, shiny, and peeling; drought tolerant but will not tolerate poor drainage

Tags: Parkway Tree, Summer Flower

Characteristics

Average Landscape Height:

25 feet

Average Landscape Width:

20 feet

Growth Rate:

medium

Genus:

Syringa

Species:

pekinensis

Cultivar:

China Snow

Flower Color:

cream

Flower Period:

from late spring to early summer

Summer Foliage Color:

dark green

Minimum Light:

partial shade

Maximum Light:

full sun

Minimum Moisture:

average

Maximum Moisture:

moist

Plant Form:

upright spreading

Canopy:

low

Pruning:

prune after flowering

Pollution Tolerance:

high

Other Species Names:

Tree Lilac

Branching:

multi-stemmed

Flower Fragrance:

high

Ornamental Features

China Snow Pekin Lilac features showy plumes of fragrant creamy white flowers rising above the foliage from late spring to early summer. It has dark green deciduous foliage. The pointy leaves do not develop any appreciable fall color. The peeling coppery-bronze bark is extremely showy and adds significant winter interest.

Landscape Attributes

China Snow Pekin Lilac is a multi-stemmed deciduous tree with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

Planting & Growing

China Snow Pekin Lilac will grow to be about 25 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 20 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 3 feet from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 50 years or more.

This tree does best in full sun to partial shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.

China Snow Tree Lilac

Characteristics

Ornamental Features

Landscape Attributes

Planting & Growing

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Landscape Attributes

Planting & Growing

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