Elaeocarpus dentatus PFAF Plant Database

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Summary

Physical Characteristics

Elaeocarpus dentatus is an evergreen Tree growing to 18 m (59ft 1in).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 9. It is in leaf all year. 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 and neutral soils and can grow in very acid soils.
It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

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Synonyms

Plant Habitats

Woodland Garden Secondary; Sunny Edge; Dappled Shade;

Edible Uses

Edible Parts: Fruit
Edible Uses:

Fruit - cooked. It is soaked, rubbed and sieved in order to remove the stalks and skins, it is then baked into a cake that has an oily flavour[46, 61, 153, 173]. The fruit is also pickled and used like olives[2]. The fruit is about 15mm in diameter[200].

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Medicinal Uses

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None known

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Other Uses

Dye Tannin

A blue/black dye is obtained from the bark[46, 61, 153]. The bark is a good source of tannin[61, 173].

Special Uses

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Cultivation details

Prefers a fertile humus-rich well-drained soil[200]. Another report says that it requires a moist lime-free soil[182]. This species is said to succeed outdoors in our mildest gardens, especially if given a sheltered position such as a south or south-west facing wall[200]. It succeeds outdoors in a woodland garden in the mildest areas of the country[166].

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Plant Propagation

Seed - sow spring in a greenhouse[200]. Seed can be very slow to germinate, sometimes taking 2 years or more[157]. 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 almost ripe shoots, August/September in a sandy soil in a frame. The leaves should be left on the stem.[1, 200].

Other Names

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Native Range

AUSTRALASIA: New Zealand (North Island, South Island)

Weed Potential

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Conservation Status

IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :

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Related Plants

Latin Name	Common Name	Habit	Height	Hardiness	Soil	Shade	Moisture	Edible	Other
Elaeocarpus cyaneus	Blueberry Ash	Tree	12.0	8-11	LMH	SN	M	1	2
Elaeocarpus hookerianus		Tree	0.0	8-11	LMH	SN	M	0	1
Elaeocarpus lanceaefolius		Tree	0.0	8-11	LMH	SN	M	1	2

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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Author

(J.R.Forst.&G.Forst.)Vahl.

Botanical References

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Elaeocarpus dentatus - (J.R.Forst.&G.Forst.)Vahl.