Basisdaten
description:
This Pimpernus is common in East Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Manchuria).
Tree profile
name botanical:
Staphylea bumalda
other name:
Japanese Bladdernut
family:
Staphyleaceae
species:
deciduous tree
height:
up to 2.5 m (7.5 ft)
leaf:
The leaf of the Japanese Pimpernuss is imparipinnate with 5-7 single leafs. The leaf margin is serrated and the leaf arrangement is opposite.
leaf shape:
imparipinnate
leaf margin:
serrated
leaf position:
opposite
flowering:
Mai - June
blossom color:
whiote
blossom description:
The white flowers hanging in white-reddish panicles appearing after the leaf shoots.
gender distribution:
monoecious / hermaphrodite
fruit:
The seed capsules (capsule fruit) are first light green and filled with air. In autumn the fruits are brown and dry.
bark:
The bark is brown and smooth, with a slight texture.
root:
shallow rooting
location:
sun to half-shade
soil:
slightly sandy to loamy soils
ph value:
neutral to alkaline
usage:
Garden tree