Kalopanax septemlobus
| Kalopanax septemlobus | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 5 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 82' |
| Speed: | Slow |
| Blooms: | Late Summer-Early Fall |
| Open Woods Forest | |
| Native to: | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Medicinal Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Kalopanax septemlobus (common name: tree aralia)
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[1].
Root cuttings in late winter.
Cultivation: Requires a deep fertile moisture-retentive soil in sun or part shade[1].
Young shoots, especially on young plants, can die back over winter if they are not fully ripened[2]. Young plants are slow-growing[1].
The tree is widely cultivated for timber in China[3].
A polymorphic species[2].
Range: E. Asia - China, Japan.
Habitat: Cool deciduous forests from near sea level to elevations of 2500 metres[2][1][3].
Edibility: Young leaves and young shoots - cooked[4][5].
Medicinal: The bark contains a range of bio-active constituents, including saponins, flavonoids and lignans[6]. It has antifungal and liver protecting properties[6]. It is used in Korea in the treatment of contusions, beri-beri, lumbago, neuralgia and pleurisy[6].
An infusion of the leaves is used to make a stomachic tea[7].
The root is expectorant[7].
A decoction of the wood is used for skin diseases[8][7].
Usage: The bark and the leaves are used as an insecticide[8].
Wood[3].
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: K. pictus. (Thunb.)Nakai. K. ricinifolium. Acanthopanax ricinifolium. Acer pictum. Acer septemlobus. Panax ricinifolium.
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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 2.2 Bean, William. Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Murray, 1981.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Flora of China. 1994.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.
- ↑ Read, Bernard. Famine Foods Listed in the Chiu Huang Pen Ts'ao. Taipei Southern Materials Centre, 1977.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Medicinal Plants in the Republic of Korea. World Health Organisation, 1998.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Duke, James and Edward Ayensu. Medicinal Plants of China. Reference Publications, 1985.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Stuart, George. Chinese Materia Medica. Taipei Southern Materials Centre.