Staphylea pinnata: plant details

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 4.5 m high and spreads 4.5 m wide. The leaves have 3-7 leaflets which taper to a fine point. There are teeth along the edge. They are waxy underneath. The flowers are white with red tips on the sepals. The fruit are pods 25 mm wide.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

shrub

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

deciduous

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

Spread

barochory

Mature width (meter)

4.5

Mature height (meter)

4.5 - 4.75

Root system

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Root diameter (meter)

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Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

Fruiting months

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Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

c3

Environment

Broadleaved forests, forest edges; at elevations up to 1,300 metres. Hedgerows and copses.

More

A temperate plant. It suits hardiness zones 6-9.

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Usage

The seed kernels are eaten and taste like pistachios. The flowers are used for pickles.

Uses	material medicinal oil
Edible	flowers nuts seeds
Therapeutic use	-
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.

Mode	cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days)	-
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