''Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco'' 'Pendula', or weeping white quebracho, is a

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and a

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Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco ''Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco'', commonly known as Quebracho blanco, kebrako, or white quebracho, is a South American tree species, native to Brazil, northern Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay. It must not be confused with other specie ...

'', the White Quebracho. It was first described by Spegazzini from

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, Argentina in 1910. No trees are known to survive of this cultivar.

Description

with a leader and with arching branches hanging down.

Accessions

This cultivar does not seem to have been cultivated outside Argentina. It was first found in a natural population. No trees are known to survive though it may still occur wild.

Synonymy

*''Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco'' var. ''pendula'' Speg. (1910) Govaerts, R., Michielsen, K. & Jablonski, E. (2011). Untraced Weeping Broadleaf cultivars: an overview.
Belgische Dendrologie Belge
'' 2009: 19-30.

References

External links

* quebracho-blanco 'Pendula' Extinct cultivars Garden plants of South America Weeping trees Ornamental plant cultivars {{tree-stub