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Golden Rain Tree (Koelreuteria paniculata)
Family: Sapindaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)
Bloom Color: Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Late summer, Mid summer. Form: Rounded, Vase.
Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons
Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves, Shoots
Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring
Flavor & Culinary Uses
Berries - roasted. Leaves and young shoots - cooked. — Berries - roasted.; Leaves and young shoots - cooked.
Habitat & North American Range
Found by sea-shores in Japan. Grows on plains and in secondary forest on poor soils in China. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)