The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: xanthoceras, shinyleaf yellowhorn

Family: Sapindaceae (soapberry family)

Distribution: China and Korea

Hardiness: USDA Zone 4

Life form: Deciduous shrub/Subshrub

Comments: A rarely offered broadleaf deciduous small tree or large shrub growing anywhere from 8' to 25' tall and equal spread. Flowers are 1" white with yellow or red centers in May. Lustrous green leaves are pinnately compound, 9-17 leaflets. Fruit is green, 2½" and ripens a shiny brown, resembling a buckeye. It makes an adaptable plant for a specimen, near a patio or in a mass.