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Golden Rain Tree

Koelreuteria paniculata is a species of flowering plant in the family Sapindaceae, native to China, Korea, and Outer Manchuria in both Russia and Mongolia. Naturalized in Japan since at least the 1200s, it was introduced to Europe in 1747 and North America in 1763, and has become a popular landscape tree worldwide. Common names include goldenrain tree, pride of India, China tree, and the varnish tree.

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Koelreuteria paniculata
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Koelreuteria
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Sapindales
Hardiness: Zone 4
Habit: tree
Bloom: Late Spring