Description
Syringa reticulata (Japanese tree lilac; Chinese: 暴马丁香 bao ma ding xiang; Japanese: ハシドイ hashidoi) is a species of Lilac, native to eastern Asia: in northern Japan (mainly Hokkaidō), northern China (Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan), Korea, and far southeastern Russia (Primorye).Syringa reticulata is a deciduous small tree growing to a height of 39′ (12 m), rarely to 49′ (15 m), with a trunk up to 11.8″ (30 cm), rarely 15.7″ (40 cm) diameter; it is the largest species of lilac, and the only one that regularly makes a small tree rather than a shrub. The leaves are elliptic-acute, 1″-6″(2.5–15 cm) long and 1/2″-4″ (1–8 cm) broad, with an entire margin, and a roughish texture with slightly impressed veins. The flowers are white or creamy-white, the corolla with a tubular base 0.16″-0.24″(4–6 mm) long and a four-lobed apex 0.12″-0.24″ (3–6 mm) across, and a strong fragrance; they are produced in broad panicles 2″-11″ (5–30 cm) long and 1″-8″ (3–20 cm) broad in early summer. The fruit is a dry, smooth brown capsule (15–25 mm long), splitting in two to release the two winged seeds.
