Kalopanax sciadophylloides
| Kalopanax sciadophylloides | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Open Woods Forest | |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Kalopanax sciadophylloides
Propagation: Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in the autumn in a cold frame[1]. Stored seed probably requires a period of cold stratification and should be sown as soon as possible. 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.
Root cuttings in late winter.
Cultivation: Succeeds in an open loamy soil[2], preferring a well-drained humus-rich soil in full sun[1]. Tolerates poor soils and atmospheric pollution[1].
Plants are hardy to at least -10 to -15°c if they are sheltered from cold winds[1].
The name of this species is somewhat confused. It has been included under Kalopanax in line with the treatment in [3] but has also been included in Acanthopanax and considered for inclusion in Eleutherococcus[3].
Range: E. Asia - Japan.
Habitat: Hills all over Japan[4].
Edibility: Young leaves and budlings - cooked[5][6].
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Pollution: Tolerates environmental pollution.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: Acanthopanax sciadophylloides.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bean, William. Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Murray, 1981.
- ↑ Ohwi, Jisaburo. Flora of Japan. Smithsonian Institution, 1965.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.