Landscape Plants for Alaska
JAPANESE TREE LILAC
Syringa reticulata
Deciduous Tree
Height
20 - 30 (feet)
Spread
15 - 25 (feet)
Distinctions
Medium-sized tree with rounded to oval form; leathery leaves; creamy-white clusters of flowers, last of lilacs to bloom; persistent seed capsules; reddish-brown, ornamental bark; pH 6.0-7.5; may be multi-stemmed but cultivars are usually single-stemmed.
Limitations
Needs full sun for best flowering; light fragrance but unlike other lilacs; susceptible to leaf miner in SE.
Hardiness
SC, SE (Zone 3)
Origin
Japan
Cultivars
Ivory Silk' flowers at a young age; sturdy, compact canopy; yellowish fall color.
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