Evodia daniellii
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- ev-OH-dee-uh dan-ee-EL-ee-eye
- Description
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Evodia daniellii, or Korean Evodia, is a small to medium sixed deciduous tree, typically growing to 25 feet, that tends to have weak wood and is generally short-lived. It is easy to transplant with a rapid growth rate, but young trees are not as cold hardy as mature trees so it is best to plant a mature tree. Produces small, creamy white flowers in summer and red to black fruit in late summer to fall. The bloom is generally heavy and showy, especially for summertime. The fruit can also be ornamental.
It prefers full sun and moist, well-drained soil but will grow in a range of soil types. The PH of the soil is not critical. Young trees are less cold hardy than mature specimens, so you should plant as large a specimen as possible.
Evodia's form is as wide as it is tall with open branching, smooth gray bark, and foliage that lasts through the summer casting a light shade. It is most often found with a short main trunk that divides into several main branches.
Diseases, Insects, and Other Plant Problems:
Other than lack of cold-hardiness with young trees; no known problems.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Evodia
- Species:
- daniellii
- Family:
- Rutaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Northern China and Korea
- Dimensions:
- Height: 25 ft. 0 in. - 35 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 25 ft. 0 in. - 30 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Tree
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Broad
- Spreading
- Vase
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- High Organic Matter
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Occasionally Wet
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Black
- Red/Burgundy
- Fruit Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Fruit Type:
- Capsule
- Fruit Description:
- Red to black fruit in late summer to fall; brownish black seeds.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Corymb
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Numerous, small, creamy white flowers in a flat 4-6 inch corymb in July and August.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Leaf Shape:
- Ovate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- > 6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Opposite, pinnately compound leaves, 9 to 15 inches long with 5-11 leaflets. Dark lustrous green, but non-showy fall color.
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Bark:
- Bark Color:
- Light Gray
- Surface/Attachment:
- Smooth
- Bark Description:
- Possesses noticeable raised lenticels and can be ornamental.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Small Space
- Landscape Theme:
- Asian Garden
- Cottage Garden
- Design Feature:
- Flowering Tree
- Small groups
- Small Tree
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