Hovenia dulcis

• BOTANICAL NAME: Hovenia dulcis
• PRONUNCIATION: ho-VE-ni-a DUL-sis
• COMMON NAME: Japanese Raisin Tree
• FAMILY: Rhamnaceae
• NATIVITY: China
• GROWTH HABIT: Rounded tree, 30'-50' tall. Medium to fast growth rate.
• HARDINESS: Zone 6-8
• CULTURE: Adaptable plant tolerant of many soil conditions but not wet soil. Prefers full sun, well-drained soils.
• LANDSCAPE USE: Good medium sized tree for residential landscapes.
• FOLIAGE: Alternate, simple, broadly, ovate, 4"-6" long. Acuminate apex, cordate to rounded base and coarsely serrate margins.
• BUDS: Small superposed buds with 2 scales.
• BARK: Flattened ridges and shallow furrows, gray in color with orange-brown inner bark.
• FRUIT: Drupe 1/3" diameter borne on reddish brown, fleshy branches. The fleshy branches are edible.
• PROPAGATION: Seed requires acid scarification.
• PESTS: None serious.
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