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Lindera glauca - (Siebold.&Zucc.)Blume.

Common Name Grayblue Spicebush
Family Lauraceae
USDA hardiness 5-9
Known Hazards None known
Habitats Mixed deciduous forest. Forests, roadsides on mountain slopes; at elevations below 900 metres in China[266 ].
Range E. Asia.
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Other Uses    (2 of 5)
Weed Potential No
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Care (info)
Fully Hardy Moist Soil Semi-shade Full sun
Lindera glauca Grayblue Spicebush


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Lindera glauca Grayblue Spicebush
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Summary


Physical Characteristics

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Lindera glauca is a deciduous Shrub growing to 5 m (16ft) by 5 m (16ft).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 6. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs).
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

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Synonyms

Benzoin glaucum Siebold & Zucc.

Plant Habitats

Woodland Garden Sunny Edge;

Edible Uses

The fruits are used as a substitute for pepper[301 ]. The dried, powdered leaves are mixed into noodles and dumplings as a flavouring[301 ].

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Medicinal Uses

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The roots, branchlets, leaves, and fruit are used medicinally[266].

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Other Uses

An essential oil is obtained from the leaves and pericarp[266 ]. It is used in the manufacture of incense and joss sticks[238 ]. An oil obtained from the seed is used for making soap and lubricating oil[266 ]. The wood is used in woodwork[266 ]. Used in the manufacture of incense and joss sticks[238]. Attractive, aromatic foliage and star-shaped flowers and showy red to black fruit. Fragrant.

Special Uses

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Cultivation details

Light Range: Part Shade to Sun. pH Range: 4.5 to 6.5. Soil Range: Sandy Loam to Mostly Clay. Water Range: Moist. Mixed deciduous forest. Shrub or small tree to 5 m, usually multistemmed. All these taxa are widely grown in North America and seem to perform well throughout the United States. Flowers Mid Spring. LINDERA glauca v. salicifolia (Chinese Spicebush) has a pyramidal habit and willow-like foliage that emerges emerald-green in the spring turning yellow-orange and red then finally to khaki brown, holding on all winter. Jet black fruit appears in late summer. Use in a border, for screening or as a specimen.

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Plant Propagation

Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe. The seed has a short viability and should not be allowed to dry out[200 ]. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and grow them on until large enough to plant out. Cuttings of half-ripe wood in a frame[200 ]. Layering.

Other Names

If available other names are mentioned here

Spicebush

Native Range

TEMPERATE ASIA: China (Anhui Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Gansu Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Henan Sheng (southwest), Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng (southwest), Shandong Sheng (east), Shanxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng), Japan (Honshu (west), Kyushu, Shikoku), Taiwan

Weed Potential

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Conservation Status

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Latin NameCommon NameHabitHeightHardinessGrowthSoilShadeMoistureEdibleMedicinalOther
Lindera assamica Tree0.0 -  LMHSM002
Lindera benzoinSpice Bush, Northern spicebush, Bush Northern SpiceShrub3.0 4-9 SLMHSM333
Lindera megaphylla Tree10.0 7-10  LMHSM001
Lindera obtusiloba Shrub6.0 5-9  LMHSM201
Lindera praecox Shrub7.5 8-11  LMHSM002
Lindera pulcherrima Tree7.0 -  LMHSM002
Lindera strychnifolia Shrub9.0 -  LMHSM02 
Lindera umbellata Shrub3.0 6-9  LMHSNM102

Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

 

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