Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

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# spp.: N/A (from genus_families table) | 4 (from names table)

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Accepted: Accepted

Family: Moraceae

Family ja: クワ

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Distribution en: Arkansas to Texas

Description en: Genus of 15 species of usually thorny, evergreen or deciduous, dioecious trees, shrubs, or climbers, the branches often reduced to spines, found in woodland and clearings, and by roadsides, from E. Asia to Australia, and from S. central USA to South America. The alternate or spiralling leaves are obovate or narrowly to broadly ovate. Racemes or clusters of small, spherical or cup-shaped, usually green flowers are followed by fleshy, spherical fruits, surrounded by enlarged bracts. Grow in a shrub border or as free-standing specimens; M. pomifera is also used for hedging. They need long, hot summers to grow well and produce fruit.

Hardiness en: Fully hardy. Unripened wood, particularly of young plants, may be susceptible to frost damage.

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Propagation en: Sow seed in containers in an open frame as soon as ripe. Root semi-ripe cuttings with bottom heat in summer, or take root cuttings in winter.

Pests en: Trouble free.

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Update information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2022-03-09 15:20