Sinojackia rehderiana: Country Or Region Of Origin
China
Plant Profile: Sinojackia rehderiana
Names
Jacktree
Phonetic Spelling:sy-no-JAK-ee-a re-der-ee-AH-na
Genus:Sinojackia
Species:rehderiana
Family:Styracaceae
Sinojackia rehderiana exhibits resilience to both drought and high temperatures. It produces blooms in late spring and features unique woody fruits, originating from China.
**Quick Identification**
**Form:** This plant typically grows as a large shrub or a small tree, displaying a somewhat irregular and arching shape, which may appear untidy at times.
Sinojackia rehderiana Feature Summary
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#deciduous
#fantz
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Sinojackia rehderiana Feature Summary
Attributes
Fruit
Fruits are oblong cylindrical woody drupe with a long, acuminate apex, ca 2 cm.
Drupe
< 1 inch
Flowers
The inflorescence is pendulous cymes on short leafy lateral shoots, axillary. Flowers are white, campanulate, nodding, ca 2.5 cm diameter; petals (5-6) elliptic-oblong, fused at base; calyx turbinate with 5-7 lobes.
White
Spring
1-3 inches
Leaves
Leaves are alternate, simple elliptic to elliptic obovate, acuminate, rotund, serrulate to entire, shiny dark green and glabrous above, pubescent on veins below, 4-12 cm long; buds naked, pubescent, leafy, brown.
Deciduous
Green
Simple
Alternate
Elliptical
Obovate
3-6 inches
Glossy
Leathery
Stem
Stems are slender, brown, pubescent, developing vertical fissures and becoming stringy; pith green, solid.
Brown/Copper
Green
Hairy (pubescent)
Whole Plant Traits
Shrub
Tree
Deciduous
Arching
Irregular
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
6a
6b
7a
7b
8b
8a
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Sinojackia rehderiana Attributes
Sinojackia rehderiana Fruit
Sinojackia rehderiana: Fruit Description
Fruits are oblong cylindrical woody drupe with a long, acuminate apex, ca 2 cm.
Sinojackia rehderiana: Fruit Type
Achene
Aggregate
Berry
Capsule
Caryopsis
Drupe
Follicle
Legume
Nut
Pome
Samara
Schizocarp
Siliqua
Sinojackia rehderiana: Fruit Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches
Sinojackia rehderiana Flowers
Sinojackia rehderiana: Flower Description
The inflorescence is pendulous cymes on short leafy lateral shoots, axillary. Flowers are white, campanulate, nodding, ca 2.5 cm diameter; petals (5-6) elliptic-oblong, fused at base; calyx turbinate with 5-7 lobes.
Sinojackia rehderiana: Flower Color
White
Sinojackia rehderiana: Flower Inflorescence
Catkin
Corymb
Cyme
Head
Insignificant
Panicle
Raceme
Solitary
Spadix
Spike
Umbel
Sinojackia rehderiana: Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Sinojackia rehderiana: Flower Size
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
< 1 inch
> 6 inches
Sinojackia rehderiana Leaves
Sinojackia rehderiana: Leaf Description
Leaves are alternate, simple elliptic to elliptic obovate, acuminate, rotund, serrulate to entire, shiny dark green and glabrous above, pubescent on veins below, 4-12 cm long; buds naked, pubescent, leafy, brown.
Sinojackia rehderiana: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Sinojackia rehderiana: Leaf Color
Green
Sinojackia rehderiana: Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Sinojackia rehderiana: Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled
Sinojackia rehderiana: Leaf Shape
Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate
Sinojackia rehderiana: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Sinojackia rehderiana: Leaf Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches
Sinojackia rehderiana: Leaf Feel
Fleshy
Glossy
Leathery
Papery
Prickly
Rough
Rubbery
Slippery
Smooth
Soft
Velvety
Waxy
Sinojackia rehderiana Stem
Sinojackia rehderiana: Stem Description
Stems are slender, brown, pubescent, developing vertical fissures and becoming stringy; pith green, solid.
Sinojackia rehderiana: Stem Color
Brown/Copper
Green
Sinojackia rehderiana: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Sinojackia rehderiana: Stem Surface
Corky Ridges
Covered with a powdery bloom (glaucous)
Dull
Hairy (pubescent)
Polished
Smooth (glabrous)
Sinojackia rehderiana Whole Plant Traits
Sinojackia rehderiana: 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
Sinojackia rehderiana: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Sinojackia rehderiana: 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
Sinojackia rehderiana: Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Rapid
Sinojackia rehderiana: Texture
Fine
Medium
Coarse
Sinojackia rehderiana Cultural Conditions
Sinojackia rehderiana: 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)
Sinojackia rehderiana: Soil Drainage
Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry
Sinojackia rehderiana: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
8b
