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Plant: Persian Ironwood / Parrotia Persica Tree
Persian Ironwood / Parrotia Persica Tree · Parrotia persica
Size: 3 gal
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More about this plant
A slow growing, rounded to vase shaped tree or multi stemmed large shrub with glossy leaves that open reddish purple, turn dark green and finish yellow, orange and red in fall. Mature bark flakes in patches of green, white and tan. It likes full sun and moist, well drained soil and is largely free of pests and disease, so it works as a specimen or street tree.
- Full Sun
- Grows to 35 ft tall and 30 ft wide
- Blooms in winter, spring
- Hardy in USDA zones 4-8
- Deciduous foliage
Plant description
A slow growing, rounded to vase shaped tree or multi stemmed large shrub with glossy leaves that open reddish purple, turn dark green and finish yellow, orange and red in fall. Mature bark flakes in patches of green, white and tan. It likes full sun and moist, well drained soil and is largely free of pests and disease, so it works as a specimen or street tree.
- Flowers
- Petalless flowers about half an inch wide with red stamens and brown bracts, opening before the leaves in late winter to early spring.
- Foliage
- Simple, alternate, glossy leaves, reddish purple in spring, dark green in summer and yellow, orange and red in fall.
- Fruit
- Brown two valved capsule that opens to release one shiny brown seed.
- Bark & stems
- Exfoliating bark on mature trees leaves patches of green, white and tan for winter interest.
- Native range
- Northern Iran (lower Alborz Mountains)
