Hainan Elaeocarpus Elaeocarpus hainanensis
- Phonetic Spelling
- El-lee-oh-kar-PUS hy-nan-EN-sis
- Description
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Hainan Elaeocarpus is a flowering evergreen tree or large shrub native to the Hainan Islands off the south coast of China (hence its common name). It is commonly found in tropical or subtropical settings in China and Indochina. It is a small tree, typically growing to 16 to 20 feet high and often used as an indoor or container ornamental.
Hainan Elaeocarpus prefers full sun and well-drained, moderately damp soils and is drought tolerant. When in blossom, the tree's branches are covered with sweetly scented white flowers set against glossy green leaves.
Diseases, Insect Pests, and Other Plant Problems:
No known diseases or insect issues.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Elaeocarpus
- Species:
- hainanensis
- Family:
- Elaeocarpaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Woody
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Seed
- Stem Cutting
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- China
- Distribution:
- Southeast Yunnan, Guangdong, and South Guangxi, provinces; Indo-China
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- drought
- Edibility:
- Fruit is not edible.
- Dimensions:
- Height: 15 ft. 0 in. - 20 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 14 ft. 0 in. - 16 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Tree
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Dense
- Erect
- Maintenance:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- High Organic Matter
- Loam (Silt)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Occasionally Dry
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Orange
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Fruit Type:
- Drupe
- Fruit Width:
- > 3 inches
- Fruit Description:
- Spindle shaped drupes with hard endocarp center
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Cream/Tan
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Raceme
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Bell
- Flower Petals:
- 2-3 rays/petals
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- Fringed cream to white flowers appear in the summer in groups of 2 to 6 in racemes in leaf axils and have a sweet fragrance. White petals are as long as the sepals. Five-petaled flowers about 1 1/2 inches wide and 3 1/4 inches long, bracts ovate, sessile and leaf-like.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Leathery
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Purple/Lavender
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Lanceolate
- Oblanceolate
- Oblong
- Leaf Margin:
- Denticulate
- Hairs Present:
- Yes
- Leaf Description:
- Deep green, narrow lanceolate, oblanceolate, narrowly oblong, hairy along midvein, base cuneate, apex acuminate margin denticulate. They clutster at the end of stems.
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Bark:
- Surface/Attachment:
- Smooth
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Stem:
- Stem Buds:
- Smooth/Hairless
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Houseplants
- Landscape Theme:
- Asian Garden
- Design Feature:
- Flowering Tree
- Small Tree
