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Japanese spindle tree7/3/2023 ![]() Best is to prune quite drastically at the end of winter for deciduous species to promote a dense, compact growth.Prune in fall or spring in order to balance the tree for evergreen species.Pruning isn’t a mandatory obligation, but it is performed if the shrub must be reduced in size or if its shape must be altered. Here are our tips on how to prepare cuttings.Keep the cuttings under a cold frame over the winter.Dip the cuttings in powdered rooting agents to facilitate root growth.Collect your cuttings at the end of of the summer, on soft-wood growth.Preparing cuttings is the easier and quicker of the two if you’re looking to multiply your spindle. Spindle is easily propagated through cuttings and through grafting. Find all of our advice on planting shrubs.In a hedge, keep a distance of at least 32 inches (80 cm) to 3 feet (1 meter) between specimens. Spindle tolerates all types of soil, whether acidic or chalky, heavy or well drained.Spindle loves sun and full sun is where it blooms best, but it still copes perfectly with living in part sun.If you must plant in spring, provide for more regular watering over the summer. The most promising season to plant spindle is fall, in order to promote root growth and settling in. Soil: ordinary – Foliage: deciduous or evergreen – Fruit formation: fallĬare, from planting to pruning, will help you enhance the growth of your spindles. Reseeds in bared sites and cut stumps resprout, so ongoing followup is required to ensure eradication.Spindle hosts a unique and very ornamental leafage. Spray (all year round): metsulfuron-methyl 600g/kg (5g/10L + penetrant) or triclopyr 600 EC (30ml/10L + penetrant) or triclopyr 120g/L (15ml/L). Cut down and paint stump (all year round): glyphosate (200ml/L) or metsulfuron-methyl 600g/kg (1g/L) or a product containing 100g picloram+300g triclopyr/L (100ml/L) or triclopyr 600 EC (100ml/L) or triclopyr 120g/L (500ml/L).ģ. Pull out all small plants (all year round). Which habitats is it likely to invade?ĭisturbed bush and shrubland, coastal shrub and bare land, inshore islands, pohutukawa forest, forest margins, and cliffs. What damage does it do?įorms dense stands in open or shade, preventing the establishment of native plant seedlings. It is a garden escape species that is commonly cultivated, but because wild plants revert to a green-leaved form, they are often not recognised as seedlings of the yellow-leaved parents. Common seed sources are gardens, parks, and roadsides. ![]() How does it spread?īirds and possibly possums, and occasionally by soil and water movement. Tolerates shade, wind, salt, poor soils, hot to cool temperatures, and high to moderate rainfall. ![]() Many native species are similar, but none have fine-toothed leaf margins or pink seed capsules. Are there any similar species?Įuonymus europaeus is similar. Fleshy, round, pink seed capsules (6-10 mm diameter) are 4-celled with orange to red flesh surrounding seeds. Greenish flowers are insignificant and in clusters of 5-many. Usually grown as a variegated yellow-leaved cultivar, but all seedlings revert to the green form. Glossy, ovalish, finely toothed leaves (25-70 mm long) are in opposite pairs along stems. Round or slightly 4-ribbed twigs are usually smooth but wrinkle when dry. Hairless, evergreen shrub or small tree (<7 m tall) with much branched stems. Japan, China and Korea What does it look like? Japanese laurel Where is it originally from? Celastraceae (spindle tree) Also known as
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