Aphananthe aspera
| Aphananthe aspera | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |   |
| Hardiness: | 7 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 66' |
| Blooms: | Mid Spring-Late Spring |
| Open Woods Forest | |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Aphananthe aspera
Propagation: Seed - it probably requires 2 - 3 months stratification. It is best to sow the seed as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame, otherwise sow as soon as possible in the year. Remove any pulp from the seed before sowing it[1]. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter before planting them out in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Cultivation: Succeeds in most soils, including dry gravels, but prefers a deep fertile soil[1].
Plants are frost tender when young but they are able to regrow from the base if cut back[2]. A tree growing outdoors at Kew Botanical Gardens has reached a height of 8 metres[2].
Range: E. Asia - China, Japan, Korea.
Habitat: Lowlands and hills, C. and S. Japan[3]. Hills, valleys, stream sides and slopes at elevations of 100 - 600 metres (500 - 1000 metres in E and N China)[4].
Edibility: Fruit[5][6]. The fruit is about 6 - 8mm in diameter[1].
Usage: The leaves, gathered in autumn, are used as a sandpaper on wood[7][8].
The fibre from the bark is used for manufacturing ropes and staple rayon[4].
The wood is fine and strong[4].
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Seed Ripens: Early Fall-Mid Fall
Flower Type: Monoecious
Also Known As: Celtis muka. Homoioceltis aspera. Prunus aspera.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bean, William. Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Murray, 1981.
- ↑ Ohwi, Jisaburo. Flora of Japan. Smithsonian Institution, 1965.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Flora of China. 1994.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.
- ↑ Uphof, Johannes. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim, 1959.
- ↑ Usher, George. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable, 1974.