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Summary
Native to New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, and Vanuatu but also found in parts of the US and Europe. Corynocarpus app is a good Carbon Farming Solutions plant as an Industrial starch Crop. Corynocarpus spp. are crops suited to woody agriculture. Corynocarpus is the only genus of plants in the family Corynocarpaceae and includes five species.
Physical Characteristics
Corynocarpus spp. is an evergreen Tree growing to 15 m (49ft) by 12 m (39ft) at a fast rate.
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 8.
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
See individual species.
Plant Habitats
Edible Uses
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Medicinal Uses
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Other Uses
Carbon Farming Solutions - Industrial Crop: starch (Crops grown for non-food uses. Industrial crops provide resources in three main categories: materials, chemicals, and energy. Traditional materials include lumber and thatch, paper and cardboard, and textiles). Corynocarpus spp. are crops suited to woody agriculture. [1-1].
Special Uses
Carbon Farming
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Cultivation details
Industrial Crop: Starch Management: Standard Wild Crop
Climate: warm temperate to subtropical. Humidity: humid. Carbon Farming Solutions - Cultivation: wild. Management: standard (Describes the non-destructive management systems that are used in cultivation) [1-1].
Carbon Farming
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Industrial Crop: Starch
Materials and chemicals include bioplastics, paper, cardboard, solvents, paints, glues etc. Plants are usually pods, starchy fruits, nuts & seeds, starchy trunks.
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Management: Standard
Plants grow to their standard height. Harvest fruit, seeds, or other products. Non-Destructive management systems.
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Wild Crop
Some wild plants have strong historical or contemporary use. Although they are not cultivated crops, they may be wild-managed.
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Plant Propagation
Seed - best sown in a greenhouse as soon as it is ripe[188]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, July/August in a frame[188].
Other Names
If available other names are mentioned here
Corynocarpus species. New Zealand Laurel, Karaka nut, karaka, Cook Islands: koopii. Germany: Karakabaum. Hawaii: karaka nut; karakanut; karakaranut; New Zealand laurel. New Zealand: koopii; kopi; Maori peanut; wairarapa.
Native Range
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Weed Potential
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Please note that a plant may be invasive in one area but may not in your area so it’s worth checking.
Noted as weedy in two areas. The first is in southern regions of the North Island of New Zealand, where the evidence strongly suggests it is not native, but instead consists of culturally established populations, with adjacent escapees. The second is in Hawaii where it was originally planted but has since turned aggressive, being given a score of 7/10 in the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER) assessment, and rated as "high risk".
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status : This taxon has not yet been assessed
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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