Cork Tree

Phellodendron chinense Rutaceae

Growth habit

Tree

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Native distribution

Central and Western China

Location

Cornell Class of 1923 Flowering Tree Collection

Source of plant

Arboretum of the Barnes Foundation

Description

Tree reaching 30' in height; branchlets red-brown, leaflets 7 to 13, oblong-ovate to oblong-lanceolate, to5 1/2" long, rounded at base with almost parallel margins, dark yellow-green above, pubescent beneath.Inflorescence compact, higher than wide.

USDA Hardiness Zone

4