Pterostyrax corymbosus: Fruit Description
0.5 in. winged fruit
Plant Profile: Pterostyrax corymbosus
Names
Little Epaulettetree
Phonetic Spelling:ter-oh-STY-raks ko-ree-um-BOW-sis
Genus:Pterostyrax
Species:corymbosus
Family:Styracaceae
Blooms early in its life cycle and thrives in warm, sunny environments.
Shape: Initially features a rounded crown that becomes more open as it matures; has slender branches and exhibits a somewhat shrubby appearance.
Pterostyrax corymbosus Feature Summary
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#deciduous
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Pterostyrax corymbosus Feature Summary
Fruit
0.5 in. winged fruit
< 1 inch
Flowers
5 to 10 in. panicles of white flowers in early summer; fragrant;
White
Panicle
Fragrant
Summer
> 6 inches
Leaves
2 to 4.5 in. alternate, simple leaves; dark green above, silvery green underneath
Deciduous
Green
Gray/Silver
Simple
Alternate
3-6 inches
Whole Plant Traits
Tree
Deciduous
Rounded
Open
Medium
Medium
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Good Drainage
5b
5a
6a
6b
7a
7b
8b
8a
Stem
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Pterostyrax corymbosus Fruit
Pterostyrax corymbosus: Fruit Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches
Pterostyrax corymbosus Flowers
Pterostyrax corymbosus: Flower Description
5 to 10 in. panicles of white flowers in early summer; fragrant;
Pterostyrax corymbosus: Flower Color
White
Pterostyrax corymbosus: Flower Inflorescence
Catkin
Corymb
Cyme
Head
Insignificant
Panicle
Raceme
Solitary
Spadix
Spike
Umbel
Pterostyrax corymbosus: Flower Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy
Pterostyrax corymbosus: Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Pterostyrax corymbosus: Flower Size
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
< 1 inch
> 6 inches
Pterostyrax corymbosus Leaves
Pterostyrax corymbosus: Leaf Description
2 to 4.5 in. alternate, simple leaves; dark green above, silvery green underneath
Pterostyrax corymbosus: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Pterostyrax corymbosus: Leaf Color
Gray/Silver
Green
Pterostyrax corymbosus: Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Pterostyrax corymbosus: Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled
Pterostyrax corymbosus: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Pterostyrax corymbosus: Leaf Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches
Pterostyrax corymbosus Whole Plant Traits
Pterostyrax corymbosus: 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
Pterostyrax corymbosus: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Pterostyrax corymbosus: 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
Pterostyrax corymbosus: Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Rapid
Pterostyrax corymbosus: Texture
Fine
Medium
Coarse
Pterostyrax corymbosus Cultural Conditions
Pterostyrax corymbosus: 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)
Pterostyrax corymbosus: Soil Drainage
Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry
Pterostyrax corymbosus: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
5a
5b
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
8b
Pterostyrax corymbosus Stem
Pterostyrax corymbosus: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
