Eurya acuminata PFAF Plant Database

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Summary

Physical Characteristics

Eurya acuminata is an evergreen Tree growing to 3 m (9ft) by 3 m (9ft).
It is frost tender. It is in leaf all year, in flower in May. The species is dioecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but only one sex is to be found on any one plant so both male and female plants must be grown if seed is required). .
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

E. japonica. Thunb. pro parte.

Plant Habitats

Woodland Garden Sunny Edge; Dappled Shade; Shady Edge;

Edible Uses

None known

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Medicinal Uses

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None known

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Other Uses

Fuel Wood

Wood - soft, even grained, moderately hard[146, 158]. Used mainly as a fuel[146]. An excellent fuel[272].

Special Uses

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Cultivation details

Prefers a moderately fertile free-draining moisture retentive soil in sun or part shade with shelter from cold drying winds[200]. This species is not very hardy in Britain, plants must be protected from frost when they are young[200]. Dioecious, male and female plants must be grown if seed is required.

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Plant Propagation

Seed - sow as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame or sow in early spring in a greenhouse[200]. 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, 6 - 8cm with a slight heel, July/August in individual pots in a frame. High percentage[78].

Other Names

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Native Range

TEMPERATE ASIA: China (Xizang Zizhiqu, Yunnan Sheng) TROPICAL ASIA: Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia

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	Medicinal	Other
Eurya chinensis		Tree	2.5	8-11	LMH	SN	M	2	0	2
Eurya japonica		Tree	3.0	8-11	LMH	SN	M	1	0	2
Eurya symplocina		Tree	0.0	-	LMH	SN	M	0	0	2
Euryale ferox	Foxnut, Euryale	Perennial	1.0	7-10	LMH	N	Wa	3	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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