castor aralia
Kalopanax septemlobus
USDA zones4 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size40 to 60 feet tall40 to 60 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Green
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Castor aralia (Kalopanax septemlobus) is a tree for specimen use and the shade garden. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil. It grows slowly and reaches 40 to 60 feet tall and wide with an erect habit. White flowers open from early to late summer, and birds visit the tree.
Pairs well with Cinnamon fern, Elegans hosta, and Endless Summer hydrangea.
Native range
Eastern Asia.