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Operculicarya decaryi
Jabily, Elephant Tree
Origin: South to Southwest Madagascar.
| Family |
| Anacardiaceae |
| Genus |
| Operculicarya |
| Species |
| decaryi |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9b - 11 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H5 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -10 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 10 |
| Height |
| 1.8 - 2.4 m |
| Spread |
| 1.2 - 1.6 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| As a container plant, as a potted patio plant, as an indoor potted plant or as a specimen. Can be trained to become a bonsai. |
| Cultivation |
| Plant in full sun in well-draining, gritty soil with considerable inorganic material content. |
| Shape |
| Upright conical. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Habitat |
| Xerophyte thickets and forests. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Gnarled, wrinkled knotted, thick bark that occasionally will be moss endowed in its native habitat. |
| Leaf Description |
| Small, ovate-oblong oppositely-arranged foliage that has a semi-glossy look and feel. |
| Flower Description |
| Very small flowers up to 2 mm in diameter that are evident in winter. |
| Colour Description |
| Greyish-brown bark, vivid lush green foliage |
| Texture Description |
| Rough bark and semi-glossy foliage. |
| Propagation |
| By woody stem cuttings. |
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