Parrotia persica

Parrotia persica {{{latin_name}}}	Persian Ironwood
	Habit: deciduous tree Height: ⇕ ? Width: ⇔ Lifespan: ⌛ Origin: ✈ ? Poisonous: ☠	Exposure: ☼ ? Water: ◍ ? Features: ✓ Hardiness: ☃ Bloom: ❀ USDA Zones: ? Sunset Zones:
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Parrotia persica, C.A.Mey. Shrub or small tree, to 15 ft., with spreading branches: lvs. oval to obovate-oblong, obtuse, coarsely and crenately dentate above the middle, dark green above, pubescent beneath when young, 3-4 in. long: bracts of fl.-heads covered with dark brown tomen tum; stamens 5-7. pendulous, with linear-oblong, purple anthers: fr. with recurved beaks. N. Persia. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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Cultivars

Several cultivars have been selected for garden planting^wp:

• 'Horizontalis': semi-weeping, wide-spreading horizontal branching pattern.
• 'Pendula' (Kew Form): Compact, weeping, quite graceful
• 'Select': Young leaves have purple margins, otherwise same as species
• 'Vanessa': Upright, columnar habit

Gallery

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  The tree's many branches and distinctive colored bark
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  Young flowers

References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

External links

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