![]() What type of environment does it grow in?Ĭhinese rain tree is native to Taiwan and thrives in temperate climates. It tolerates full sun, partial shade, drought, frost, heat, well drained to wet soils, extended flooding and air pollution. It grows on a wide range of soil types and may be tolerant of light salt spray, but not of saline conditions. The trunk is light brown and smooth when young, but may develop ridges later. The seeds are small, black and round and about 5 mm in diameter. Fruits are up to 50 mm long and appear in large drooping clusters. The fruit/seed pod is an inflated papery capsule that splits into three parts and is light pink to deep rose in colour. ![]() Each flower contains seven to eight pale yellow stamens with hairy white filaments. They are butter-yellow with five petals that vary in length until opening. Each leaflet is approximately 90 mm in length.įlowers are small, to 20 mm in length, and occur in branched clusters at the stem tips. The leaflets are narrow, ovate (pointed at one end and rounded at the other), and have irregularly toothed edges and a long, tapering point. The leaves are hairless, often appear feathery and measure up to 90 mm in length. It has compound leaves (ie made up of several distinct leaflets) that are dark green above and paler green below and of variable size and shape. It has been recorded in Australia as growing to approximately 5 m tall, and up to 18 m under ideal conditions and may achieve a spread of 10-15 m when mature. What does it look like?Ĭhinese rain tree is a small, deciduous tree. It is not known exactly how the seeds are dispersed, but it is possible that water may contribute. Recorded infestations of the plant in Australia may be traced back to escapees from gardens, urban parks and street trees. How does it spread?Ĭhinese rain tree reproduces by seed, which can germinate within 6–8 days. Where is it found?Ĭhinese rain tree has naturalised in Brisbane and near Noosa in Queensland and near Lismore in NSW. Although only in the early stages of establishment, this weed has the potential to seriously degrade Australia’s ecosystems. It was first recognised as a naturalised environmental weed in the 1990s in the Brisbane City Council area where it has invaded urban parks, bushland, gullies and streets. You can enjoy the fun of growing your own figs at your own backyard orchard by ordering your fig trees on the phone or online or better yet, by visiting us at our warehouse location in Ty Ty, Georgia.This plant is on the National Environmental Alert ListĬhinese rain tree is a problem weed in Japan and the USA, where it has naturalised across five states. Due to its rapid growth habit and high seed viability in warmer climates, Chinese rain tree may crowd out native plant populations. Some cultivars of the fig tree can bear more crops of figs than one as the growing season unfolds, and all fig trees will usually bear better, if the figs are picked off the trees as they normally mature during the growing season. Both figs are reported to have been successfully grown in Illinois, Indiana and New York. Some fig trees are very cold hardy and can be grown at below freezing temperatures, such cultivars as the Tennessee Mountain fig and the Chicago fig. Some fig cultivars are so concentrated with sugar that they can be dried for eating during the winter when the fig tree is usually dormant and unproductive. Figs grow as fruits of many different colors to ripen as: purple, white, blue, yellow, black and green, and the green figs, like the Ischau Japanese fig, cannot be seen or damaged by birds who are color blind.
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