Persian Ironwood
Parrotia persica
About as little trouble as a tree comes — a spring mulch, water in a drought, and nothing else asked of you.
Light Takes full sun or partial shade without complaint.
Water Moderate water early on; established trees shrug off dry weather.
Height 7 m
Spread 19 ft 8 in
Spacing 600 cm
Spacing & sowing
- Plant spacing
- 19 ft 8 in
- In-row spacing
- 19 ft 8 in
- Between rows
- 24 ft 7 in
- Square-foot density
- Not suited to SFG
Growing
- Type
- Tree · Perennial
- Botanical family
- Mixed / other
- Sunlight
- Takes full sun or partial shade without complaint.
- Watering
- Moderate water early on; established trees shrug off dry weather.
- Feeding
- All-purpose balanced
- Frost tolerant
- Yes
- Flowering
- February
- Pruning
- Next to none, and only in late winter.
Through the year
- Mar–Mar Flowering
- Mar–Oct Bud Break
- Oct–Nov Leaf Fall
- Nov–Dec Winter Dormancy
- Jan–Mar Winter Dormancy
Companions
Hellebores, Snowdrops, Cyclamen, Epimedium
Pests & problems
- Generally trouble-free No notable pest or disease problems when grown in the right conditions — one of the easy ones.
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