PlantsTrees
Japanese Tree Lilac
Syringa reticulata
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
A small street tree with cream flowers in June
EasyTreesAlso Flowers
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- 20–30 ft
- Spacing
- 15–20 ft
- Bloom or harvest
- Flowers Jun
- How it spreads
- Small tree
- What to buy
- A single-trunk tree, not the shrub lilac.
- When to plant
- Plant April or September.
In the design
One of the most useful small trees on a Near West Side block. Flowers after common lilac is done. Check the wires and the parkway width before you promise it.
