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Summary
Bloom Color: White. Bloom Time: Late Spring/Early Summer Mid Summer. Foliage: Grown for foliage
Physical Characteristics
Alangium platanifolium is a deciduous Shrub growing to 3 m (9ft) by 2 m (6ft).
It is hardy to zone (UK) 8. It is in flower from June to July. 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: acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.
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Synonyms
Marlea platanifolium.
Habitats
Woodland Garden Dappled Shade;
Edible Uses
Edible Parts: Leaves
Edible Uses:
Young leaves - cooked[177].
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Medicinal Uses
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Antirheumatic
The root is used in the treatment of rheumatism and other bone diseases[218].
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Other Uses
Insecticide
The leaves and the bark of the root are used as an insecticide[178]. The leaves and stem bark according to another report[218].
Special Uses
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Cultivation details
Succeeds in any moderately fertile well-drained soil[200]. Requires full sun and a sheltered position[182, 200]. A fairly hardy plant[1], but it does not succeed outdoors at Kew, the soft pithy shoots being cut back by winter cold[11]. It grows well in Gloucestershire[11, 182]. This species is closely related to A. chinense[200].
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Propagation
Seed - we have no details for this species but suggest sowing the seed in a greenhouse in the spring. When 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 in early summer and consider giving them some protection from the cold for their first winter outdoors. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, July/August in sand in a frame[200].
Users feedback: I collected the seeds in late summer, stored them at a dark and dry location and followed a normal stratification procedure from November till January (November and January at around 2 °C, December at around -12 °C, all in my fridge). Germination appears to start at the earliest
after three weeks, how long it usually takes I will know in a couple of weeks (it's just one early bird that broke through the surface today).
Luckily, no trickery is required: it's sufficient to clean them up, soak them in water before and after stratification and pop them into
the moist soil. OW
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Found In
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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.
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
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
(Siebold.&Zucc.)Harms.
Botanical References
11109200
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