Koelreuteria paniculata 'Fastigiata'

Native to eastern Asia, China and Korea, Koelreuteria paniculata 'Fastigiata' is a cultivar with a particularly narrow, columnar habit and handsome pinnate (feather-like) foliage. The leaves are pale green and turn a beautiful golden-yellow in a good, crisp autumn before falling.

Panicles of attractive yellow flowers appear in midsummer on even quite young specimens and in a hot year, these flowers are followed by pinkish-red, bladder-like fruit.

A lovely, narrow tree for a warm, sunny garden but it can be slow to establish and so this is not a tree for instant gratification!

• Position: Full sun.
• Soil: Well drained, fertile soil.
• Hardiness: Hardy.
• Flowering Period: July - August.
• Flower Colour: Yellow
• Rate of Growth: Slow to moderate.
• Habit: Eventually a small tree a narrow, upright habit.
  • Height: up to 10 m (32 ft).
  • Spread: 2 m (6 ft).

• Notes: Although hardy, Koelreuteria paniculata 'Fastigiata' will grow best in a warm, sunny, sheltered garden. In cooler areas, this will be a smaller tree perhaps reaching a height of up to 6 m (20 ft).