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Tecoma stans velutina (Tecoma stans velutina)

Description

Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring and Summer After Harvest Regrowth Rate Bloat None C:N Ratio High Coppice Potential Yes Fall Conspicuous No Fire Resistant No Flower Color Yellow Flower Conspicuous Yes Foliage Color Green Foliage Porosity Summer Porous Foliage Porosity Winter Porous Foliage Texture Fine Fruit/Seed Color Brown Fruit/Seed Conspicuous Yes Growth Form Multiple Stem Growth Rate Rapid Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) 20 Height, Mature (feet) 20.0 Known Allelopath No Leaf Retention No Lifespan Moderate Low Growing Grass No Nitrogen Fixation None Resprout Ability Yes Shape and Orientation Erect Toxicity None Growth Requirements Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Fine Textured Soils No Adapted to Medium Textured Soils Yes Anaerobic Tolerance None CaCO3 Tolerance High Cold Stratification Required No Drought Tolerance High Fertility Requirement Low Fire Tolerance Medium Frost Free Days, Minimum 200 Hedge Tolerance Medium Moisture Use Low pH, Minimum 6.5 pH, Maximum 8.0 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum 700 Planting Density per Acre, Maximum 2500 Precipitation, Minimum 10 Precipitation, Maximum 40 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 12 Salinity Tolerance None Shade Tolerance Intolerant Temperature, Minimum (-F) 17 Reproduction Bloom Period Indeterminate Commercial Availability Routinely Available Fruit/Seed Abundance High Fruit/Seed Period Begin Summer Fruit/Seed Period End Fall Fruit/Seed Persistence No Propagated by Bare Root Yes Propagated by Bulb No Propagated by Container Yes Propagated by Corm No Propagated by Cuttings Yes Propagated by Seed Yes Propagated by Sod No Propagated by Sprigs No Propagated by Tubers No Seed per Pound 100000 Seed Spread Rate None Seedling Vigor High Small Grain No Vegetative Spread Rate None Suitability/Use Berry/Nut/Seed Product No Christmas Tree Product No Fodder Product No Fuelwood Product Lumber Product No Naval Store Product No Nursery Stock Product Yes Palatable Browse Animal Low Palatable Graze Animal Low Palatable Human No Post Product No Protein Potential Low Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product No

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Lamiales

            • Family: Bignoniaceae

              • Genus: Tecoma