Selecting Trees for Your Home - Japanese Tree Lilac (Syringa reticulata)

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Japanese Tree Lilac
Syringa reticulata

4 pictures total.

Japanese Tree Lilac in flower

Size:

Small

Medium

Large

Exposure/ Light Requirements:

Full Shade

Full Sun

Partial Sun/Shade

Pests and Problems:

Bacterial Disease

Environmental Damage

Fungal Disease

Phytoplasma Disease

Borers and scale insects can attack, but this species is less troubled by them than other lilacs.

Hardiness Zone:	3 - 7 [Find Your Zone]
Mature Height:	15-25 Feet
Features:	Large clusters of creamy white flowers in early summer; bark similar to that of cherry trees (shiny with long horizontal lines).
Culture:	Full sun; moist, well drained, slightly acid soil.
Cultivars:	'Ivory Silk'- flowers heavily and at a young age. 'Summer Snow'- rounded habit and heavy flowering.
Mature Form:	Oval to rounded
Native To:	Asia
Soil Conditions:	Dry Moist, Well-Drained Wet
Tolerance:	Alkaline Soil Dry Sites Salt Soil Compaction Wet Sites Wind
Uses:	Massing Patio Screen Shade Specimen Street Wind Break
Foliage Color:	Green
Fall Foliage Color:	Green
Additional Notes:	Flowers are fragrant, but the fragrance can be considered musky or unpleasant.