RADEMACHERA SINICA - SERPENT TREE - EMERALD TREE - Radermachera sinica, commonly called China doll, serpent tree or emerald tree, is a broad-leaved evergreen tree that is native to subtropical mountain areas of southern China and Taiwan. In its native habitat in optimum growing conditions, this tree will grow to as much as 90' tall featuring bipinnate compound leaves (to 30" long) with glossy dark green leaflets (to 2" long) and fragrant, trumpet-shaped, crinkly-petaled, white or yellow flowers (each to 3" long) which bloom in panicles at the leaf axils or branch ends in spring and summer. Flowers are followed by non-showy fruits in slender capsules. In cultivation in frost free climates, this tree usually grows to a much smaller 25-30' tall. In more temperate climates, China doll has become a very popular foliage houseplant (it rarely produces flowers indoors) which often tops out at 4-6' tall. In northern climates, it is usually a houseplant maturing at 4-5' tall. We grow and ship in 4" pots
