An attractive and unusual medium to large tree in the buckthorn family, Rhamnaceae. Has a surprisingly wide hardiness range, from the tr...Read Moreopics all the way up to at least Massachusetts and New York in the US. There are large old specimens at the Arnold Arboretum in Boston, and Highland Park in Rochester, though they can be damaged by cold weather in northern climates. The form is somewhat variable, with trees from Japan having a very upright form, while Korean trees are said to have a wider, spreading crown. Leaves have three prominent leaf veins from the base and resemble an unlobed mulberry leaf. Flowers are small and not extremely striking, but fragrant and born in such profusion that they create a nice effect. Flowers appear in late Summer when not much else is blooming. The "raisins" which come later are actually the gnarled and swollen peduncles. While they look unusual, they actually taste great. Sweet and astringent when fresh, but like a cross between a date and raisin after drying. May take many years for trees to fruit from seed.
I planted a foot- tall tree last year in native soil of pH 5.5. It is now 3 ft. tall and reasonably healthy. The leaves are a little p...Read Moreale, but should darken after better nutrition, and after the roots grow deeper.
I grew this plant in Florida and I am now growing as part of the inventory of my new Nursery in Columbia, SC. This lovely little tree has...Read More drawn rave reviews to people that see it. It has lovely bright green leaves that remind me of those of a Basswood(Linden) which sometimes in fall may turn a muted yellowish color. The bark is smooth on young trees and become very distinctive on older trees with alternanting ridges of light gray and dark gray. Grows fairly fast as a young plant. Should be a very good honey plant!
A small tree form Japan. I have not grown this species but might try sometime. According to Simon and Schuster's Guide to Trees the swoll...Read Moreen twisted stalks that bear the tiny fruit are edible and said to taste vaguely like raisans.
The raisin tree is an attractive deciduous tree when it is in leaf and flower, however, it is very trashy when the fruit falls to the gro...Read Moreund. Seedlings sprout easily under the large tree.
If anyone knows how to use the fruit, it would be nice to be able to do something with the crop.
Chatham-Kent, ON (Zone 6a) | November 2000 | neutral
USDA Z 5 - 9
Height: Round
Spread: 25-50ft
Lifespan: 15-25ft
Prefers: Part-shade,
Rejects: Heat,...Read MoreDrought,
Appearance
Glossy, oval leaves; creamy, slightly showy, fragrant flowers in 3" clusters. Average dimensions at
maturity are 25' tall and 20' wide. "In leaf, form, and texture, the plant resembles the American
basswood...and, like the basswood, possesses a beauty that is rather striking" .
Cultivation
The tops of unestablished raisin trees may die back in the colder winters. They grow back during the
summer. The raisin tree is usually propagated by seed, or softwood or root cuttings.
An attractive and unusual medium to large tree in the buckthorn family, Rhamnaceae. Has a surprisingly wide hardiness range, from the tr...Read More
Grows perfectly well in full sun on acid soil in the Arnold Arboretum, Boston Z6a.
It's said that the "fruit" (actually th...Read More
This is the tree from which UCLA scientists have extracted
and used as a source of dihydromyricetin, the anti hangover drug.
I planted a foot- tall tree last year in native soil of pH 5.5. It is now 3 ft. tall and reasonably healthy. The leaves are a little p...Read More
I grew this plant in Florida and I am now growing as part of the inventory of my new Nursery in Columbia, SC. This lovely little tree has...Read More
A small tree form Japan. I have not grown this species but might try sometime. According to Simon and Schuster's Guide to Trees the swoll...Read More
The raisin tree is an attractive deciduous tree when it is in leaf and flower, however, it is very trashy when the fruit falls to the gro...Read More
USDA Z 5 - 9
Height: Round
Spread: 25-50ft
Lifespan: 15-25ft
Prefers: Part-shade,
Rejects: Heat,...Read More