Fontanesia fortunei Carrière

Common Name: Fontanesia
Family: Oleaceae Hoffsgg. & Link.

Country of Origin: C. & S. China

Description: Fontanesia fortunei, commonly called fontanesia, is a multi-stemmed, privet-like, deciduous shrub or small tree that typically grows in cultivation to 10-15' tall, but reportedly may grow to as much as 30-40' tall in its native habitat in China.³

USDA Zone: 6-9

Accession Data:

Accession # 199800018
Source: ArborVillage
Accession Date: 03-28-1998
Bench: 1204 - AUS:North Bench E
- Currently: active - marginal (no foliage)
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 02-18-2022

Classification:

Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
SubClass: euasterid I
Order: Lamiales
SubOrder:
Family: Oleaceae
SubFamily:
Tribe: Fontanesieae
SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:

Year	Jan				Feb				Mar					Apr				May				Jun					Jul				Aug				Sep					Oct				Nov				Dec
2022
2021
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2005

References (internal):

EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: China South-Central / China North-Central / China Southeast

References (external):

The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, March 29, 2016.
WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Tuesday, March 29, 2016.
Fontanesia fortunei at Missouri Botanic Garden. Last accessed on Tuesday, March 29, 2016.

data regenerated on Tue, 22 Feb 2022 14:11:45 -0500 [bcm v4.0]