An ideal patio, speciment or lawn tree, golden trumpet tree is often seen as a small, 25 to 35 foot tall tree but can reach 50 feet, with a rounded, spreading canopy in a wind-protected area. Sometimes evergreen but most often deciduous, golden trumpet tree has four-inch-long silvery leaves with tan, fuzzy undersides. These leaves drop for a short period in April to May, and it is at this time that the trees put on their heaviest flowering display, the trumpet-shaped, bright yellow blossoms appearing in dense 2.5 to 8 inch long terminal clusters. Some trees produce a small number of flowers sporadically throughout the warm season. The eight-inch-long seed capsules which follow are brown, hairy, and persist on the tree through the winter.
Figure 1. Full Form—Handroanthus chrysotrichus: Golden trumpet tree
Figure 1. Full Form—Handroanthus chrysotrichus: Golden trumpet tree
GENERAL INFORMATION
Scientific name: Handroanthus chrysotrichus