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Pencil
Tree
Euphorbia tirucalli
L.
you-FORB-ee-ah
tirr-ooh-CALL-ee
Euphorbiaceae
Explanation
of name:
Generic name for Euphorbus, physician to Juba, King of Mauritania (DEH).
Tircucalli is a local name for the plant (BA1).
Natural
range:
Africa
Recognition:
Succulent shrub or small tree with cylindric, pencil-sized green branches and no
leaves. With milky sap.
Landscape
uses:
Used like a cactus, a novelty. May be grown in containers.
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Botanical |
English |
FL native |
Growth form
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Flowering season
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Typical dimensions
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Suggested spacing |
Cultural conditions
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Problems |
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Euphorbia tirucalli |
Pencil Tree |
Exotic
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Shrub
Small Tree
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NA |
To 30’ (BA1) |
3’ (PBCC) |
SU
DR
DT
(PBCC) |
Mily Sap
Toxic?
Breakage |
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