Two new Virginia Cooperative Extension Plant Disease Factsheets have been published: Problem-free Trees for Virginia Landscapes (http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/plantdiseasefs/450-237/450-237.html) and Problem-free Shrubs for Virginia Landscapes (http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/plantdiseasefs/450-236/450-236.html). Here are images and exerpts from each:

Koelreutaria paniculata (goldenraintree) is a medium-size tree that tolerates a wide range of soil types and can naturalize and spread. Its beautiful, showy panicles of yellow flowers appear in July. Following flowering, trees are loaded with seed pods that look like Chinese lanterns. No significant diseases occur on this species in Virginia.