| Common Name | Latin Name | Plant Family |
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Aphananthe aspera |
Ulmaceae |
The leaves, gathered in autumn, are used as a sandpaper on wood[46, 61].
The fibre from the bark is used for manufacturing ropes and staple rayon[266].
The wood is fine and strong[266].
Cultivation & Habitat
Seed – it probably requires 2 – 3 months stratification. It is best to sow the seed as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame, otherwise sow as soon as possible in the year. Remove any pulp from the seed before sowing it[200]. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter before planting them out in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Succeeds in most soils, including dry gravels, but prefers a deep fertile soil[200].
Plants are frost tender when young but they are able to regrow from the base if cut back[11]. A tree growing outdoors at Kew Botanical Gardens has reached a height of 8 metres[11].
E. Asia – China, Japan, Korea.
Become ungovernable, break the chains of the matrix; grow and forage your own food and medicine.
*None of the information on this website qualifies as professional medical advice. Take only what resonates with your heart and use your own personal responsibility for what’s best for you. For more information [brackets] [000], see bibliography.