Common Name: Japanese tree lilac
Type: Tree
Zone: 3 to 7
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carl
Location: fridly,minneapolis,minnesota
at elast have the division,class, and order...
MH
Location: Antigonish, NS, CAN
I purchased this tree 3 years ago (fall) because it promised lovely white lilacs and I liked the colour of the large drooping leaves. We are zone 5 but it has an unprotected northwesterly exposure which I consider to be zone 3 for most plantings. It did nothing except put out some small leaves with little growth. I was about to give up on it as being worthwhile when it rewarded me this year with beautiful fragrant sprays of white flowers and large leaves. I am hoping it just needed some maturity, and I just needed patience.
monkefurball
Location: Minneapolis, MN US
This tree seems to be everywhere here in Minneapolis. They are gorgeous when blooming. I see them mostly as specimen trees in the front yards of suburbia.
Paul S.
Location: Mascoutah, IL
Great for adding some flowers when other flowering trees have finished blooming. We have several of these in front of our community center that have done quite well. Little or no fall color.
John
Location: Oklahoma City
"Dr. Whitcomb says the “Japanese tree lilac is more adaptable than generally recognized.” and “A very showy tree…because of the time of bloom… frosts do not damage flower buds…” Dirr comments that “Japanese tree lilac is possibly the most adaptable lilac for difficult sites.” I would think its beauty might cause drivers to lose their focus on the road ahead… making it all the more exciting as a street tree. I would recommend signs be placed some distance down the road on either side of the tree that say “Caution: stunningly beautiful tree ahead. Please pull over if it distracts you too completely from your responsibility as a driver.”
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n/a
Location: Columbus, OH
A highly used ornamental tree of our company due to its short stature, cherry-like bark, fragrant blooms, adaptability, and hardiness. We have been planting it for 3 years now and have yet to lose one of them. Comes highly recommended.
BESR
Location: St. Albans, WV
You should see the one in our backyard!
Debbie
Location: Overland Park, KS
This tree is in bloom right now, and smells heavenly! I get lots of compliments on it.I have had it several years, and as I recall it did take several years before it matured and had a lot of blooms. So be patient!
Kim
Location: SE Wisconsin
Beautiful perfection
Ann Ferguson
Location: St. Louis
Just gorgeous blooms. The fragrance fills the entire backyard.
Susan
Location: St. Louis
It took several years to mature and I did not even know what kind of tree it was. This is the first year that the plume like flowers have been large and the fragrance so strong. It is in our back yard and when I got out of my car the other day, I did not know where that fragrance was coming from. I had never smelled it before. There were some white plumes in the past, but not like this and I think it has been there about 10 years. I chose it because of its perfect shape and I believe I was told it would not get really large. So this fragrance is a fun surprise.
buckeye guy
Location: western ohio
Patience young padawan.... this tree will not disappoint. Beautiful and fragrant.