Japanese Tree Lilac
Syringa reticulata
Oleaceae (Olive Family)
▲▼ small trees
▲ leaves and shiny twigs with prominent lenticels
▲ bark on older tree
Location near campus: in 900 and 100 block of South Kickapoo, 2 blocks east of campus; Close Park at the Botanical Center
Syringa reticulata:
Japanese Tree Lilac
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leaves opposite, deciduous, simple, ovate to chordate; similar in size and shape
to common lilac, but
slightly pubescent and rough textured on leaf undersides
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stems stout, shiny brown and bark similar to cherry bark
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flowers white, fragrant in large terminal panicles in late spring on previous
season's
growth
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prefers full sun for best flowering and high organic matter soil, but very soil
adaptable
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medium growth rate
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grow 20-30' tall and 15-25' wide as a small tree