Golden Rain Tree - Koelreuteria Paniculata - Deciduous Bonsai Tree - 5 Seeds

Koelreuteria paniculata is a species of flowering plant in the family Sapindaceae, native to eastern Asia, in China and Korea. Common names include goldenrain tree, pride of India, China tree, or varnish tree. It is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree growing to 7 m (23 ft) tall, with a broad, dome-shaped crown. The leaves are pinnate, 1540 cm (616 in) long, rarely to 50 cm (20 in), with 7-15 leaflets 38 cm long, with a deeply serrated margin; the larger leaflets at the midpoint of the leaf are sometimes themselves pinnate but the leaves are not consistently fully bipinnate as in the related Koelreuteria bipinnata. The flowers are yellow, with four petals, growing in large terminal panicles 2040 cm (816 in) long. The fruit is a three-parted inflated bladderlike pod 36 cm long and 24 cm broad, green ripening orange to pink in autumn, containing several dark brown to black seeds 58 mm diameter. It is popularly grown as an ornamental tree in temperate regions all across the world because of the aesthetic appeal of its flowers, leaves and seed pods. Several cultivars have been selected for garden planting, including 'Fastigiata' with a narrow crown, and 'September Gold', flowering in late summer. The seeds are edible when roasted, but not commonly consumed. Makes a fine bonsai specimen.