| An uncommonly planted ornamental tree in the Chocolate family, Chinese Parasoltree rarely escapes from cultivation. With large tropical-looking leaves and unique greenish-white bark, it isn't likely to be mistaken for any other tree in North Carolina. The photos here are of a planted specimen at the Coker Arboretum on the campus of the University of North Carolina. Chapel Hill, NC 9/9/06.
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| The persistent fruit pods open like petals, revealing the seeds hanging inside. Chapel Hill, NC 9/9/06.
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| Trees are frequently multi-trunked. Chapel Hill, NC 9/9/06.
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| The distinctive chalky-white bark has vertical streaks of green and many warty lenticels. Chapel Hill, NC 9/9/06.
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