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Family:
Hardiness
4
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9
3
Edibility
3
Usability
3
Medicinal
Care
Fully Hardy
Moist Soil
Semi-shade
Basics
Uses
Edibility
Habitats
Cultivation

Basics

Bloom Color: Green, Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Oval, Rounded.

Physical characteristics

Lindera benzoin is a deciduous Shrub growing to 3 m (9ft) by 3 m (9ft) at a slow rate. It is hardy to zone (UK) 5. It is in flower in April, and the seeds ripen from August to September. The species is dioecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but only one sex is to be found on any one plant so both male and female plants must be grown if seed is required). . The plant is not self-fertile. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: acid and neutral soils and can grow in very acid soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland). It prefers moist soil.

Conservation status

Weed information

Known hazards

None known