Euptelea Euptelea polyandra
- Phonetic Spelling
- yoo-TEE-lee-uh pol-ee-AN-drah
- Description
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Euptelea polyandra is a deciduous tree native to the forests and mountains of central and southern Japan that grows to 26 feet. While its spring flowers are rather inconspicuous, it does display attractive fall foliage. It will grow in most soil types and in low-light conditions. It does prefer moist soil. The flowers lack sepals and petals, but do display red stamens in the spring. The plant does best in an open moderately rich free soil and full sun such as an open situation in a woodland garden or shrub border.
The plant is a food plant for the larvae of some moth species.
Diseases, Insects, and Other Plant Problems:
No known diseases or other problems.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Euptelea
- Species:
- polyandra
- Family:
- Eupteleaceae
- Uses (Ethnobotany):
- Food plant for moth larvae.
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Central & Southern Japan
- Edibility:
- Leaves can be cooked and eaten, but typically as a "famine" food.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Tree
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Horizontal
- Pyramidal
- Spreading
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Occasionally Wet
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Red/Burgundy
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Insignificant
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Inconspicuous flowers in spring displaying red stamens.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Red/Burgundy
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Whorled
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Attractive fall color.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Asian Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Hedge
- Screen/Privacy
