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Japanese
Ferntree
Filicium decipiens
Thwaites
fill-ISS-ee-um
dess-IPP-ee-ens
Sapindaceae
Explanation
of name:
Filicium probably comes from Latin filix, fern. Decipiens
means false.
Natural
range:
Tropical Asia, Sri Lanka, probably Africa
Recognition:
Tree with large, once-pinnate frondlike leaves, the central leaf-axis (rachis)
winged; leaflet pairs 6-8, the leaflets notched at the tips. Flowers small,
inconspicuous. Fruit a purple drupe.
Landscape
uses:
Fast-growing specimen tree with dense, globe-shaped crown
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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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Filicium decipiens |
Japanese Ferntree |
Exotic |
Tree |
SP-SU
(DAV) |
To 30’+
(PBCC) |
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SU-PS
ME
AT
(DAV indicates preference for alkaline soil)
(PBCC) |
Hurricane damage |
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