Firmiana simplex

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 Firmiana simplex subsp. var.  Chinese Bottle tree, Japanese Varnish Tree
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Habit: tree
Height: to
Width: to
60ft 35ft
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Lifespan: perennial
Origin:
Poisonous:
Bloom: early summer, mid summer, late summer
Exposure: sun
Water:
Features: flowers
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USDA Zones: 9 to 10
Sunset Zones:
Flower features: orange, yellow
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The Chinese parasol tree or wutong, (Firmiana simplex, syn. Hibiscus collinus Roxb., Hibiscus simplex L., Firmiana platanifolia, or Sterculia platanifolia L.f.) is an ornamental plant or tree of the cacao, or chocolate, of the family Sterculiaceae of the order Malvales, native to Asia. It grows to a height of 12 m (40 feet). It has alternate, deciduous leaves up to 30 cm (12 inches) across and small greenish white flowers that are borne in clusters. It is grown as an ornamental in warm regions of North America.

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