Koelreuteria paniculata 'Woodlanders Low Form' Vines earthy scent and draw bees

earthy scent and draw bees

northeast India

Massed along a pond edge

water hickory helps cleanse drainage through a bottomland

into a broad pyramid that can reach forty to seventy feet in cultivation and far more in the wild

Koelreuteria paniculata 'Woodlanders Low Form' Vines earthy scent and draw bees'Woodlanders Low Form' is a rare, shrubby selection of the goldenrain tree (Koelreuteria paniculata), a compact form that trades the usual rounded canopy for a low, dense frame of ten to twelve feet. The elegant, pinnate compound leaves and the showy summer panicles of small, bright yellow flowers are all present, simply gathered into a modest footprint that suits a small garden far better than the full species. The backstory is half the charm. This