Ternstroemia japonica
| Ternstroemia japonica | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 9 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-7.3 |
| Evergreen | |
| Height: | 11' |
| Blooms: | Early Summer-Mid Summer |
| Open Woods Forest | |
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| Medicinal Rating: | |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Ternstroemia japonica
Propagation: Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a greenhouse[1]. Sow stored seed in a greenhouse in early spring[2]. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots once they are large enough to handle. Grow the young plants on for at least their first winter in a greenhouse and plant out in late spring or early summer.
Cuttings of half ripe wood, August in a frame[1].
Cultivation: Requires a lime-free soil and a sheltered position[3]. Succeeds in a fertile humus-rich well-drained but moisture-retentive soil in part shade[1]. Succeeds in north-facing sites[1].
Generally considered to be a tender shrub, but it tolerates temperatures down to about -10°c if the wood has been well-ripened[1] and succeeds outdoors in the mildest maritime areas of Britain[3][1].
Any pruning is best carried out in spring[2].
Range: E. Asia - China, Japan and the Himalayas where it grows at elevations of 1,200 - 1,500 metres.
Habitat: Forests and thickets at elevations of 200 - 2800 metres in southern and western China[4].
Medicinal: The root and the stem bark are astringent[5]. They are used in the treatment of dysentery[6].
The leaves are used in the treatment of malaria[5].
Usage: Used as a screening or hedging plant[1].
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
In Leaf: Evergreen
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: T. gymnanthera. (Wight.&Arn.)Sprague.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Brickell, Christopher. The RHS Gardener's Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers. Dorling Kindersley Publishers, 1990.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Thomas, Graham. Ornamental Shrubs, Climbers and Bamboos. Murray, 1992.
- ↑ Flora of China. 1994.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Duke, James and Edward Ayensu. Medicinal Plants of China. Reference Publications, 1985.
- ↑ Chopra, R. Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, 1986.