Pyracantha crenato-serrata
| Pyracantha crenato-serrata | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 7 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Evergreen | |
| Height: | 16' |
| Blooms: | Early Summer-Mid Summer |
| Open Woods Forest | |
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| Shelter | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Medicinal Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Pyracantha crenato-serrata
Propagation: Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame[1]. Remove all the fruit flesh since this can inhibit germination[1]. Stored seed requires 3 months cold stratification, sow it as early in the year as possible in a cold frame[2]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the cold frame for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Cuttings of almost mature wood, 5 - 10cm with a heel, mid-August in a cold frame[3]. Pot up in October or the following spring[3].
Cultivation: Prefers a good well-drained, moisture retentive loamy soil[4][1]. Succeeds in any soil that is warm and not very heavy[5]. Another report says that it grows well in heavy clay soils. Succeeds in sun or part shade, though it does not fruit so well in a shady position[1]. Tolerates atmospheric pollution and reasonable exposure[1].
Susceptible to scab and fireblight[5], especially when grown on acid sandy soils[6]. Intolerant of root disturbance except when young[5].
A good bee plant[7]. Birds are particularly attracted to the fruit of this plant[6].
Closely related to P. atalantioides and P. rogersiana[5][1].
Range: E. Asia - N. China.
Habitat: Hillsides, roadsides and waste places[8]. Thickets, streamsides and roadsides at elevations of 500 - 2800 metres[9].
Edibility: Fruit[10]. A famine food, it is only used when all else fails[10]. The fruit is about 5mm in diameter[9].
Medicinal: A decoction of the leaves and/or the fruit is used in the treatment of fevers[8][11].
The fresh leaves are crushed and applied externally to boils and abscesses[8][11].
Pollinators: Bees
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Wind: Tolerates strong winds
Pollution: Tolerates environmental pollution.
In Leaf: Evergreen
Seed Ripens: Early Fall-Early Winter
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Heavy Clay: Grows in heavy-clay soils.
Known Hazards: Although no specific mention has been seen for this species, it belongs to a genus where most, if not all members of the genus produce hydrogen cyanide, a poison that gives almonds their characteristic flavour. This toxin is found mainly in the leaves and
Also Known As: P. fortuneana. (Maxim.)Li. P. gibbsii yunnanensis. P. yunnanensis. Photinia crenato-serrata.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Dirr, Michael and Charles Heuser. The Reference Manual of Woody Plant Propagation. Athens Ga. Varsity Press, 1987.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sheat, Wilfrid. Propagation of Trees, Shrubs and Conifers. St Martin, 1948.
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Bean, William. Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Murray, 1981.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Thomas, Graham. Ornamental Shrubs, Climbers and Bamboos. Murray, 1992.
- ↑ International Bee Research Association. Garden Plants Valuable to Bees. International Bee Research Association, 1981.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Revolutionary Health Committee of Hunan Province. A Barefoot Doctors Manual. Running Press.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Flora of China. 1994.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Duke, James and Edward Ayensu. Medicinal Plants of China. Reference Publications, 1985.