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PARASOL TREE (Firmiana simplex)
Evergreen: No
Size: Medium
Bloom Period: Summer
Bloom Color: Yellow
Exposure: Sun, Part Shade
Category: Trees
Landscape Uses:
Plant this novelty tree as an accent in a tropical garden.
Description: Parasol Tree is a fast growing deciduous tree.  Large leaves up to twelve inches wide consist of three to five lobes.  The slender trunk can reach a height of thirty feet but the canopy tends to stay much narrower.  Panicles of creamy white flowers bloom during the summer.