Ptelea baldwinii
| Ptelea baldwinii | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 6 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 20' |
| Blooms: | Mid Spring-Late Spring |
| Open Woods Forest | |
| Native to: | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Ptelea baldwinii
Propagation: Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame[1]. Stored seed requires 3 months cold stratification at 5°c and should be sown as early as possible in the year[2]. Very little of the seed produced in Britain is viable[3]. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and grow them on in a greenhouse or cold frame for their first winter. Plant them out in early summer of the following year.
Cuttings of half-ripe wood, July/August in a frame[2].
Layering.
Cultivation: Succeeds in any fertile well-drained moisture retentive soil in full sun or light part day shade[3][1].
The young growth in spring can be damaged by late frosts.
Plants in this genus are notably resistant to honey fungus[1].
Range: South-eastern N. America.
Habitat: Sandy places[4].
Edibility: Seed. Ground into a powder and mixed with yeast to make a bread[5].
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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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 Dirr, Michael and Charles Heuser. The Reference Manual of Woody Plant Propagation. Athens Ga. Varsity Press, 1987.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bean, William. Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Murray, 1981.
- ↑ Small, John. Manual of the Southeastern Flora. Blackburn Press, 2004.
- ↑ Coon, Nelson. The Dictionary of Useful Plants. Rodale Press, 1975.