Hemiptelea davidii
| Hemiptelea davidii | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 3 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 49' |
| Blooms: | Mid Spring |
| Open Woods Forest | |
| Native to: | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Medicinal Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Hemiptelea davidii
Propagation: Seed - best harvested as soon as it is ripe but before it has fully dried on the plant and sown immediately in a cold frame. Stored seed requires stratification and should be sown as soon as possible[1]. 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. Seed can be stored cold and dry[1].
Cultivation: Prefers a deep moist loamy soil, succeeding in acid and alkaline conditions[1]. Relatively shade tolerant[1].
Plants are probably resistant to Dutch Elm disease[1].
Plants can be hermaphrodite or monoecious.
Range: E. Asia - China, Korea.
Habitat: Hedges, loess banks, banks of soil and debris[2]. Hill slopes and trailsides, often planted when found around houses, at elevations below 2000 metres[3].
Edibility: Young leaves - cooked. Mixed with rice dumplings[4].
The tender leaves make a good beverage[3].
Medicinal: Demulcent, diuretic, febrifuge, lenitive[5].
Usage: Plants are grown as a hedge in China[2].
The fibre from the bark is used for manufacturing staple rayon and sacks[3].
An oil is extracted from the seeds[3]. The report does not say if the oil is edible, nor does it give any uses.
Wood - hard. It is used for making utensils[3].
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Seed Ripens: Early Fall-Mid Fall
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wilson, Ernest and Charles Sargent. Plantae Wilsonianae.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Flora of China. 1994.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.
- ↑ Stuart, George. Chinese Materia Medica. Taipei Southern Materials Centre.