Eurya symplocina
a perennial woody evergreen member of the Eurya genus in the family Theaceae.
Taxonomy and growth
Uses
Material uses
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Wood - soft, close grained. Used as a fuel[1].
- Product or use
- Fuel
- Product or use
- Wood
Environment
- Range
- E. Asia - E. Himalayas.
- Habitat
- 1500 - 2100 metres.
- Light
- full sun
- Shade tolerance
- light shade
- Water
- moderate
- Soil textures
- sandy, loamy, clay
- Soil pH
- acid, neutral, alkaline
- Drainage
- well drained
- Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
- No
- Drought
- intolerant
Propagation
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Seed - sow as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame or sow in early spring in a greenhouse[2]. 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[3].
Cultivation
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Prefers a moderately fertile free-draining moisture retentive soil in sun or part shade with shelter from cold drying winds[2]. This species is not very hardy in Britain, plants must be protected from frost when they are young[2]. Dioecious, male and female plants must be grown if seed is required.
References
Gamble. J. S. A Manual of Indian Timbers. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh 1972-00-00
Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992-00-00 ISBN 0-333-47494-5
Sheat. W. G. Propagation of Trees, Shrubs and Conifers. MacMillan and Co 1948-00-00