Kalopanax sciadophylloides
At a glance
- Lifecycle
- Perennial (hardy)
- Exposure
- Full sun
Cultivation
Succeeds in an open loamy soil. Plants are hardy to at least -10 to -15°c if they are sheltered from cold winds. The name of this species is somewhat confused. It has been included under Kalopanax in line with the treatment in .
Propagation
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in the autumn in a cold frame. Stored seed probably requires a period of cold stratification and should be sown as soon as possible. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, July/August in a frame. Root cuttings in late winter.
Edible uses
Young leaves and budlings - cooked.
Habitat
Hills all over Japan.
Native range
E. Asia - Japan.