Japanese Cork Tree

Basisdaten

japanese cork tree (Phellodendron japonicum) leaf
japanese cork tree (Phellodendron japonicum) leaf
  • japanese cork tree (Phellodendron japonicum) leaf
  • japanese cork tree (Phellodendron japonicum) leaf underside
  • japanese cork tree (Phellodendron japonicum) leaves
  • japanese cork tree (Phellodendron japonicum) blossoms
  • japanese cork tree (Phellodendron japonicum) tree in summer
  • japanese cork tree (Phellodendron japonicum) buds in winter
  • japanese cork tree (Phellodendron japonicum) fruits in winter
  • japanese cork tree (Phellodendron japonicum) tree crown in winter
  • japanese cork tree (Phellodendron japonicum) trunk / bark
  • japanese cork tree (Phellodendron japonicum) stem
description: 

The Japanese cork tree comes from Japan. In the rest of the world it is a rare tree park.

Tree profile

name botanical: 
Phellodendron japonicum
family: 
Rutaceae
species: 
deciduous tree
height: 
up to 10 m (33 ft)
leaf: 

The leaves are imparipinnate with 9-13 elongated single leaves. The leaf may be about 30 cm (11,8 in) long. The leaf arrangement is opposite and the autumn colors golden yellow.

leaf shape: 
imparipinnate
leaf margin: 
smooth
leaf position: 
opposite
fall foliage: 
golden yellow
flowering: 
June - July
blossom color: 
green - yellowish
blossom description: 

The green-yellow blooms stand in panicles.

fruit: 

Stone Fruit: The fruit is black no larger than 1 cm (0.4 in).

bark: 
The bark is brown and slightly cracked.
root: 
insignificant
location: 
sun
soil: 
permeable soils preferred
ph value: 
slightly acidic to slightly alkaline
usage: 

Park tree