Ehretia ovalifolia
| Ehretia ovalifolia | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 7 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 39' |
| Open Woods Forest | |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Ehretia ovalifolia
Propagation: Seed - we have no information on this species but suggest sowing it as soon as it is ripe in a greenhouse. Sow stored seed in late winter or early spring. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Cuttings of half-ripe wood, July/August in a frame.
Cultivation: Prefers a moderately fertile well-drained sandy loam in a sunny position[1]. Requires a sheltered position[2]. Plants are shade tolerant in continental climates but they require more sun in maritime areas in order to ripen the wood[1]. Rich fertile soils tend to encourage soft sappy growth which is then subject to frost damage over winter[1].
Young trees are tender in Britain but they become perfectly hardy as they grow older[3]. The young growth in spring is frost-tender[K].
Closely allied to E. acuminata and included in that species by some botanists[3].
A tree was 10 metres tall at Bath botanical gardens in 1989[K].
The flowers, which are produced on the ripened wood of the previous season's growth, have a soft sweet perfume[4].
Range: E. Asia - C. and S. Japan.
Habitat: In forests from lowlands to 500 metres[5].
Edibility: Fruit. No more details.
Young buds and leaves[6][7]. No more details.
Pollinators: Insects
Soil: Can grow in light and medium soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: E. acuminata. Auct. non R.Br. E. acuminata obovata. E. thyrsifolia.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedpfaf299 - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bean, William. Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Murray, 1981.
- ↑ Genders, Roy. Scented Flora of the World. Robert Hale, 1994.
- ↑ Flora of Japan.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.