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ADDITIONAL PHOTOS


Triadica sebifera


Chinese tallow tree


Photographer: Chris Evans
Source: The University of Georgia, Bugwood.org

Description

Deciduous tree to 60 feet (18 m) in height and 3 feet (90 cm) in diameter, with ovalish- to rhomboid-shaped leaves, dangling yellowish spikes in spring yielding small clusters of three-lobed fruit that split to reveal popcorn-like seeds in fall and winter.



Photographer: James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org

Fruit capsule with the white seeds inside.



Photographer: James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org







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