New and Unread Tree-Mails
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Soapberry |
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Wingleaf soapberry |
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Wild China tree |
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Wild Chinaberry |
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Amole |
| Plant Habit: | Shrub Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
| Plant Height: | 30 to 40 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 25 to 30 feet |
| Leaves: | Evergreen |
| Fruit: | Showy Other: shiny, orange or yellowish-brown fruits resemble marbles |
| Fruiting Time: | Year Round |
| Flowers: | Inconspicuous Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Green White Other: Greenish-white, Yellowish-white, Grayish-white |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring Fall Late fall or early winter Winter |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Suitable Locations: | Beach Front Street Tree Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Shade Tree Medicinal Herb |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
| Resistances: | Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant Salt tolerant |
| Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Fruit is poisonous Other: The seeds contained in the fruit are also poisonous |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
