Sakaki, Japanese Cleyera Cleyera japonica - Cleyera fortunei, Cleyera ochnacea, Cleyera ochnoides, Cleyera wallichiana, Eroteum ochnaceum, Eurya ochnacea, Freziera ochnacea, Sakakia hayatai, Sakakia ochnacea, Tristylium hayatai, Tristylium ochnaceum

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Botanical Name:

Cleyera japonica

Family:

Pentaphylacaceae

Genus:

Cleyera

Species:

japonica

Common Name:

Sakaki, Japanese Cleyera

Seeds Per Pound:
16,010
Quantity:
0.98 lb
Germination:
83%
Germination Test Type:
Cut (Full Seed)
Purity:
99%
Height:
21-30 feet
Collection Locale:
Louisiana
Crop Year:
2024
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
6
Harvest hemisphere:
Northern

In Stock: 0.98 lb
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  • Cleyera japonica

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$35.00
Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours.
Stratification: cold stratify for 90 days.
Germination: sow seed 3/8" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed.
Other: fall sowing in mulched beds is prefered to artificial stratification.
In a Nutshell:
* Sakaki ( Cleyera japonica ) is a flowering evergreen tree or shrub native to warm areas of Japan , Korea and mainland China . It can reach a height of 10 m.
* The small, scented, cream-white flowers open in early summer, and are followed later by berries which start red and turn black when ripe.
* Sakaki is one of the common trees in the second layer of the evergreen oak forests. more...
Sakaki ( Cleyera japonica ) is a flowering evergreen tree native to warm areas of Japan , Korea and mainland China . It can reach a height of 10 m. The leaves are 6–10 cm long, smooth, oval, leathery, shiny and dark green above, yellowish-green below, with deep furrows for the leaf stem. The bark is dark reddish brown and smooth. The small, scented, cream-white flowers open in early summer, and are followed later by berries which start red and turn black when ripe. Sakaki is one of the common trees in the second layer of the evergreen oak forests.
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