Sinofranchetia chinensis
| Sinofranchetia chinensis | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 6 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Cross Pollinated | |
| Height: | 49' |
| Speed: | Fast |
| Blooms: | Late Spring |
| Open Woods Forest | |
| Native to: | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Sinofranchetia chinensis
Propagation: Seed - can be sown as soon as it is ripe or in late winter in a cold frame. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots once they are large enough to handle and grow them on in the cold frame for their first winter. Plant them out in late spring or early summer of the following year.
Cuttings of half-ripe wood, July/August in a frame.
Layering of new shoots in summer.
Cultivation: Succeeds in any ordinary garden soil in sun or shade[1][2]. Prefers semi-shade[3][4].
The young growth in spring can be damaged by late frosts.
A fast growing climbing plant[2], supporting itself by twining around other plants etc[4].
Any pruning is best carried out after the plant has finished flowering[4].
Dioecious, but female plants can produce fruits in the absence of male plants[5][2]. The report does not say if this fruit contains viable seed, so it is best to assume that male and female plants must be grown if seed is required[K].
Range: E. Asia - C. and W. China.
Habitat: Woodland, 1500 - 2800 metres[6]. Dense forests along valleys, forest margins and among shrubs[7].
Edibility: Fruit - raw[8][9]. Insipid[6]. The size of a grape[10]. The fruit is about 2cm in diameter[2].
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Seed Ripens: Mid Fall
Flower Type: Dioecious
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References
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Brickell, Christopher. The RHS Gardener's Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers. Dorling Kindersley Publishers, 1990.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Grey-Wilson, Christopher and Victoria Matthews. Gardening on Walls. Collins, 1983.
- ↑ Bean, William. Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Murray, 1981.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Wilson, Ernest and Charles Sargent. Plantae Wilsonianae.
- ↑ Flora of China. 1994.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.
- ↑ Thomas, Graham. Ornamental Shrubs, Climbers and Bamboos. Murray, 1992.