Kalopanax pictus: Fruit Description
The fruit is small and black in the early fall.
Plant Profile: Kalopanax pictus
Taxonomy: Kalopanax pictusNames
Castor-aralia
Phonetic Spelling:kal-OH-pan-aks PIK-tus
Genus:Kalopanax
Species:pictus
Family:Araliaceae
This plant provides a thick canopy of shade and serves as an excellent source of nectar for honeybees. Its fruit is a favorite among birds, and it boasts a long lifespan. Known for its resilience, it develops a substantial form as it matures, featuring open branches. Additionally, it is drought-resistant and produces one-inch white flowers arranged in panicles that measure between 12 to 24 inches during the summer months.
Kalopanax pictus Feature Summary
Kalopanax pictus Image Gallery
Tags
#deciduous
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Kalopanax pictus Feature Summary
Fruit
The fruit is small and black in the early fall.
Black
Leaves
The leaves are from 7 to 12 inches with 5-7 lobes that range from reddish to yellow to insignificant fall color.
Deciduous
Gold/Yellow
Gold/Yellow
Red/Burgundy
Simple
Alternate
Lobed
> 6 inches
Whole Plant Traits
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Good Drainage
Occasionally Wet
4a
4b
5b
5a
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
Flowers
Stem
Kalopanax pictus Image Gallery
Kalopanax pictus Fruit
Kalopanax pictus: Fruit Color
Black
Kalopanax pictus: Display/Harvest Time
Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter
Kalopanax pictus Leaves
Kalopanax pictus: Leaf Description
The leaves are from 7 to 12 inches with 5-7 lobes that range from reddish to yellow to insignificant fall color.
Kalopanax pictus: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Kalopanax pictus: Leaf Color
Gold/Yellow
Kalopanax pictus: Deciduous Leaf Fall Color
Gold/Yellow
Red/Burgundy
Kalopanax pictus: Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Kalopanax pictus: Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled
Kalopanax pictus: Leaf Margin
Crenate
Crenulate
Dentate
Denticulate
Doubly Crenate
Doubly Dentate
Doubly Serrate
Entire
Lobed
Serrate
Sinuate
Undulate
Kalopanax pictus: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Kalopanax pictus: Leaf Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches
Kalopanax pictus Whole Plant Traits
Kalopanax pictus: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Kalopanax pictus: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Kalopanax pictus: Habit/Form
Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping
Kalopanax pictus: Texture
Fine
Medium
Coarse
Kalopanax pictus Cultural Conditions
Kalopanax pictus: Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Kalopanax pictus: Soil Drainage
Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry
Kalopanax pictus: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
4a
4b
5a
5b
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
Kalopanax pictus Flowers
Kalopanax pictus: Flower Color
White
Kalopanax pictus: Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Kalopanax pictus: Flower Size
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
< 1 inch
> 6 inches
Kalopanax pictus Stem
Kalopanax pictus: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
