Aralia elata
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- ah-RAY-lee-ah el-AH-tuh
- Description
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This plant can be found in the wild, where it usually grows much larger than is usually observed in home gardens. Where it appears as a small tree in the wild, its appearance in the garden may be kept to that of a large shrub.
The plant spreads by suckers and self-seeding, resulting in thickets.
Although this plant is drought tolerant and does not mind a range of soil types, it prefers moist, well-drained soil.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
- 'Aureovariegata', 'Variegata'
- Tags:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
- 'Aureovariegata', 'Variegata'
- Tags:
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Aralia
- Species:
- elata
- Family:
- Araliaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Eastern Asia
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- moist soil; a range of soil types
- Dimensions:
- Height: 12 ft. 0 in. - 40 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 6 ft. 0 in. - 30 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Tree
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Multi-stemmed
- Multi-trunked
- Spreading
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- High
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Available Space To Plant:
- 24-60 feet
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5b, 5a, 6b, 6a, 7b, 7a, 8a, 8b, 9b, 9a
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Purple/Lavender
- Fruit Description:
- purple fruit
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Panicle
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- This plant has 12 to 18 in. white flowers in August.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Smooth
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Purple/Lavender
- Red/Burgundy
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Other/more complex
- Leaf Shape:
- Pinnatisect
- Leaf Margin:
- Dentate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- This plant has 3 to 5.5 in. compound leaves that turn yellow to reddish-purple for their fall color. One compound leaf may contain up to 80 leaflets.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- There are large spines on stems.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Naturalized Area
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Drought Tolerant Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Small Tree
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Drought
- Dry Soil
- Pollution
