General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F)
Plant Height: 50-120 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Other: Small golden yellow berries, ripening to purplish-black
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Uses: Shade Tree
Will Naturalize
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Miscellaneous: Dioecious

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Common names
  • Ombu Tree
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Phytolacca dioica
  • Synonym: Phytolacca weberbaueri

Photo Gallery
Location: Athens (Greece)
Date: 2022-05-22
Location: San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-04
Location: Orto Botanico di Cagliari - Sardinia
Location: Athens (Greece)
Date: 2022-05-22
Location: Athens (Greece)
Date: 2022-05-22
Location: Orto Botanico di Cagliari - Sardinia
Date: 2017-09-10
Location: Athens (Greece)
Location: Athens (Greece)
Location: Argentina
Date: June
credit: Roberto Fiadone
Location: Athens (Greece)
Date: 2022-05-22
Location: Athens (Greece)

credit: Roger Culos

credit: IKAl

credit: Tatiana Gerus

credit: Lanntaron

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