Rhamnella franguloides
Taxonomy and growth
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Genus
- Rhamnella
- Life cycle
- perennial
- Foliage
- deciduous
- Woodiness
- woody
- Height
- 6 m
- Flower type
- hermaphrodite
Uses
Edible uses
Fruit[1]. The fruit, which is up to 10mm long, turns dark purple when it is fully ripe[2].
- Plant part
- Fruit
Environment
- Range
- E. Asia - China, S. Japan, Korea.
- Habitat
- Not known
- Light
- full sun
- Shade tolerance
- light shade
- Water
- moderate
- Soil textures
- sandy, loamy, clay
- Soil pH
- acid, neutral, alkaline
- Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
- No
- Drought
- intolerant
Propagation
Seed - best sown in the autumn in a cold frame. Stored seed will require 1 - 2 months stratification and should be sown as early in the year as possible in a cold frame. 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, July/August in a frame. Cuttings of mature wood of the current year's growth, autumn in a frame. Layering in early spring.
Cultivation
We have no information for this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though judging by its native range it should succeed outdoors in at least the milder areas of the country.
References
Kunkel. G. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books 1984-00-00 ISBN 3874292169
Flora of Japan www.foj.info
Ohwi. G. Flora of Japan. (English translation) Smithsonian Institution 1965-00-00