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Bauhinia forficata subsp. pruinosa

 
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Family: Caesalpiniaceae (ses-al-pin-ee-AY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Bauhinia (baw-HIN-ee-uh) (Info)
Species: forficata subsp. pruinosa

Synonym:Bauhinia candicans
Synonym:Bauhinia pruinosa

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Category:
Trees

Height:
15-20 ft. (4.7-6 m)
20-30 ft. (6-9 m)

Spacing:
Unknown - Tell us

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
White/Near White

Bloom Time:
Mid Spring

Foliage:
Grown for foliage

Other details:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

Soil pH requirements:
5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)

Patent Information:
Non-patented

Propagation Methods:
From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall
From seed; direct sow after last frost
By grafting
By air layering

Seed Collecting:
Allow pods to dry on plant; break open to collect seeds

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Gardeners' Notes:

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Positive revlar On Jun 16, 2005, revlar from Brooksville, FL (Zone 9b) wrote:

Beautiful white flowers cover this tree in spring and fill the air with a sweet clean fragrance. In bloom about 3 weeks then it forms large green seed pods that turn dark when seeds are ripe. The pods uncurl and drop their seeds which sprout quite well. This tree is cold sensitive and is damaged by the light freezes we get here in Central Florida but it will grow back quickly.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Scottsdale, Arizona
Clearwater, Florida
Deltona, Florida
Fountain, Florida
Kissimmee, Florida
Lake Alfred, Florida
Ruskin, Florida
Spring Hill, Florida
Hammond, Louisiana
Austin, Texas
Missouri City, Texas
Zapata, Texas



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