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Parrotia persica

Parrotia persica

Persian ironwood, Ironwood

Description

Parrotia persica (Persian ironwood) was discovered in the first half of the nineteenth century by the German botanist F.W. Parrot in Persia. It is a unique member of the witch hazel family, with the same early blossom in the winter and spectacular autumn colouring. The characteristic tree has a flattened round, dense crown and can reach a height of up to 10 metres with a width of 10 to 12 metres. The species is known for the numerous possibilities when it comes to topiary, from espaliers to hedges and even special bonsai forms.

Parrotia persica blossoms early, in February, with small, red flowers. The heart-shaped leaves follow in the spring and are bronze-violet when they emerge, turning glossy green in the summer. The autumn colour is spectacular with yellow, orange, red and violet tints. Once the leaves have fallen, a decorative tree remains, with whimsical branches and an attractive bark, which peels off in pieces as the tree ages, creating a beautiful camouflage pattern in green, grey, brown-pink and yellow.

The Persian ironwood tolerates drought and heat and has a winter hardiness of 5A. This makes the species an excellent, future-proof climate tree. Urban conditions such as wind, road salt and air pollution are tolerated well. Parrotia persica thrives in parks and (roof) gardens, but also in containers and at industrial locations. Plant the tree in a damp, nutrient-rich soil, with a neutral to acidic pH value and ideally in a sunny position for the best autumn colouring.

Types of planting

Tree types

standard trees half-stem trees feathered trees multi-stemmed trees climate trees shade trees characteristic trees solitary shrubs

Topiary on stem

fval beehive fval block fval cylinder fval pyramid fval cone fval roof-trained fval vase fval multi-stem umbrella fval espalier fval pleached

Topiary

beehive beehive cylinder cylinder column column hedge hedge hedge element hedge element espalier espalier pleached pleached bonsai bonsai

Use

Location

park central reservation in containers roof garden large garden cemetery traffic areas, industrial zones

Pavement

none none open open sealed sealed

Planting concepts

climate planting solid planting prairie planting

Characteristics

Crown shape

flattened spherical flattened spherical

Crown structure

dense dense

Height

6 - 10 m

Width

10 - 12 m

Winter hardiness zone

5A - 8B

Aspects

Wind

tolerant to wind

Soil

loess sabulous clay peaty heavy clay light clay sand loamy soil all soils

Nutrient level

moderately rich in nutrients rich in nutrients

Soil moisture level

dry moist

Light requirements

sun partial shade

pH range

acidic neutral alkaline

Extreme environments

tolerant to salt spray tolerant to dryness tolerates air pollution tolerates heat

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Seasonal colours

Parrotia persica seizoenskleur
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Flowers

Flowers

heads discrete singular small

Flower colour

red

Flowering period

February - March

Leaves

Leaf colour

green

Leaves

deciduous obovate leathery polished undulate

Autumn colour

yellow-orange orange-red red red-violet violet

Fruits

Fruit colour

brown

Fruits

discrete capsule

Bark

Bark colour

yellow-green grey

Bark

peeling

Twigs

Twig colour

olive green

Twigs

bare

Root system

Root system

shallow slightly branched

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