Ptelea baldwinii
a perennial woody deciduous member of the Ptelea genus in the family Rutaceae.
Taxonomy and growth
Uses
Edible uses
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Seed. Ground into a powder and mixed with yeast to make a bread[1].
- Plant part
- Seed
Environment
- Range
- South-eastern N. America.
- Habitat
- Sandy places[5].
- Light
- full sun
- Shade tolerance
- light shade
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- Zone 6+
- 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 - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame[4]. Stored seed requires 3 months cold stratification at 5°c and should be sown as early as possible in the year[3]. Very little of the seed produced in Britain is viable[2]. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and grow them on in a greenhouse or cold frame for their first winter. Plant them out in early summer of the following year. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, July/August in a frame[3]. Layering.
Cultivation
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Succeeds in any fertile well-drained moisture retentive soil in full sun or light part day shade[2][4]. The young growth in spring can be damaged by late frosts. Plants in this genus are notably resistant to honey fungus[4].
References
Coon. N. The Dictionary of Useful Plants. Rodale Press 1975-00-00 ISBN 0-87857-090-x
Bean. W. Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Murray 1981-00-00
Dirr. M. A. and Heuser. M. W. The Reference Manual of Woody Plant Propagation. Athens Ga. Varsity Press 1987-00-00 ISBN 0942375009
Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992-00-00 ISBN 0-333-47494-5
Small. Manual of the Southeastern Flora.