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Cleyera japonica
Sakaki, Cleyera, Japanese Cleyera
Origin: Native to the warm areas of Japan, Korea, and mainland China.
| Family |
| Pentaphylacaceae |
| Genus |
| Cleyera |
| Species |
| japonica |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (evergreen) |
| Synonyms |
| Cleyera fortunei |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 7a - 10b |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 8 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 - H2 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -20 - 5 |
| Height |
| 10 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Planted in gardens, parks and shrines. It is often associated with Japanese gardens. This is an exceptional plant that looks great either pruned or left to its own devices. It is ideal for screening, large hedges or foundations and is pretty enough to plant as a specimen. It also works well as an outdoor or indoor container plant. It suits tropical, oriental, formal and cottage designs. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in partial shade in a location that will allow its roots to spread and branches to grow freely. It will tolerate full sun. |
| Shape |
| A dense, compact, rounded shape when young, but matures into an upright multi-trunked large tree. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| A dark reddish brown and smooth bark. |
| Leaf Description |
| Glossy, elliptic, bunt-tipped leaves which are 7-10 cm long and around 7 cm wide. The leaves are dark green above, yellowish-green below. Young leaves and those grown in very bright light may have a rosy tinge, particularly near the edges. The short stalked leaves are arranged in two ranks on the branches, one on either side. |
| Flower Description |
| A small, scented, cream-white flower. |
| Fruit Description |
| Yellow-green maturing to bright red or black. |
| Propagation |
| By stem cuttings. |
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