Characteristics
A large deciduous tree. It grows 24 m high. The crown and tree is compact and rounded. The leaves are alternate. The edges of the leaves have sharp teeth and the base of the leaf is lop sided. The leaves are 5-12 cm long. The leaves are shiny and dark green above but white or silvery and hairy underneath. The flowers are yellow. They are on light green, leaf-like bracts. The fruit are warty, hairy and slightly 5 angled.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
tree
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| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Foliage retention |
deciduous
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
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| Pollination |
anemogamy
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| Spread |
anemochory
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| Mature width (meter) |
10.5
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| Mature height (meter) |
25.0
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| Root system |
tap-root
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| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
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| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
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| Blooming months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Fruit color |
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| Fruiting months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
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| Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
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Environment
It is a temperate plant. It can grow in most soils. It needs an open, sunny position. It is hardy and can withstand drought and frost. It suits hardiness zones 6-9. Hobart Botanical Gardens.
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Usage
The leaves are boiled then eaten with oil and salt. The leaves are used for sarma in Turkey. They are rolled around a filling of rice or minced meat. The dried leaves are sometimes used as a substitute for marjoram.
Cultivation
Plants can be grown by seed or cuttings.
| Mode |
graftings
seedlings
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| Germination duration (days) |
-
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
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| Germination luminosity |
-
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| Germination treatment |
-
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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