Description

The Chinese Flame Tree is a spectacular four-season tree that provides a long-lasting display. In late summer, it showers the ground with golden-yellow flowers, followed by eye-catching, lantern-like pink seed pods that persist into winter. Its adaptability to heat, drought, and poor soil, along with its brilliant yellow fall foliage, make it a popular and resilient choice for Bay Area landscapes where space allows.

• Offers a sensational summer display with large panicles of small, golden-yellow flowers that create a “golden rain” effect when they drop.

• Produces showy, papery, pink to rust-colored seed pods (husks) that resemble Chinese lanterns, providing exceptional ornamental interest from fall through winter.

• Features bright green, fern-like compound leaves that turn a clear, golden yellow in autumn, adding a third season of color.

• Fast-growing and highly adaptable to heat, drought, wind, and a variety of well-drained soils once established.

• Note: It has a broad, spreading canopy and brittle wood that can be susceptible to breakage in strong winds. Prune when young to develop a strong structure.