Re: Golden Rain Tree

Val,
If your Mom's friend's tree blooms in spring, she probably has the Golden
Chain Tree, Laburnum. The blooms of this one are hanging, and I believe
it's poisonous too, so small children shouldn't be allowed to play
beneath it. The Golden Rain Tree, koelreuteria paniculata, blooms in July
here, has upright panicles of small yellow flowers, and the seed pods
look a lot like Chinese lantern, with black berries inside.

		     Mary
		     zone 6 MO	

 
> From: Valerie Lowery@ZEON on 10/20/99 10:00 AM
> 
> I'm hoping that someone can help me.  My mom's friend has a 
> beautiful tree
> in her yard that she calls a "Golden Rain Tree".  She says it was 
> with the
> house when she bought it and the original owner called it that.  She 
> also
> says that it's native to Indiana and the reason why a movie called 
> "Rain
> Tree County" was so-named.  It is a rather large tree with hanging 
> strands
> of yellow blooms in the spring that are such a deep yellow that they 
> look
> golden.
> 
> Does anyone have a botanical name and/or a source?  I guess my mom 
> is
> obsessed with getting this tree and since it is the season for 
> planting
> them, I would like it as an early holiday gift.
> 
> Val in KY
> zone 6a
> 
> 
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