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Welcome to the Gardener's World magazine's Soholong
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series, the podcast that inspires you to
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grow more from seed. Kowruteria
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peniculata is
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originally from China and Korea and
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it's a tree that I really love.
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It has year-round interest. When
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the leaves first emerge they look
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almost pink and
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they mature to green. The leaf is
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divided so it casts a really
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nice shade. Then in
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July it has these amazing panicles of
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bright yellow flowers that can't be missed.
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Then in autumn they have these
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incredible bladder-shaped
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paper lantern-type fruits.
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Quite hard to describe but if you see them it's
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something that looks very unusual. They're
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almost bronzing colour and
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they persist all winter so they stay on
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the tree and it gives
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the trees winter interest. In
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autumn the leaves change colour and
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you get hues of gold and orange
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which is really spectacular. It's
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quite a small tree. It grows to around 8-12
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metres eventual height so
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it's a good option for a smaller
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garden. You can get multi-stem specimens as
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well which create the illusion
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of more than one tree which
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is really useful if you're trying to save space. This
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tree is also tolerant of drought so
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perfect for our changing climate as
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summers get longer and drier. This will
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be a tree that will become more
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common in the garden and it
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also tolerates pollution. So it's
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great for urban settings and
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if you have a front garden that faces a road that
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you've struggled to find something that tolerates the
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pollution, choruterium may be
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the tree for you. I've
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grown this in full sun. It likes
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a really well-drained soil as well. As
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the tree matures, it has
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these deeply veined
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bark markings which are really attractive.
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And yes, it's a
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spectacular tree. I think it's
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one for the future
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garden. If we want to save
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on watering, it's a good tree to have. And
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it also attracts many pollinators. So
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I think all around
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this is a brilliant tree. It's easy
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to look after once it's established and
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every urban garden would
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benefit from having choruterium
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peniculata, also known as
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the golden rain tree or pride of India. Love
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