Alstonia scholaris seed
LATIN NAME: Alstonia scholaris
COMMON NAME: Devil Tree
The devil tree carries the whorled leaves and the small, white, tubular flowers in the rounded clusters, and the whole tree stands in the tall, open crown of the warm garden. The tall, evergreen tree carries the simple, oval, pointed, leathery, dark-green leaves in the whorls of three to seven around the upright branches, and the small, white, fragrant, tubular flowers in the rounded, terminal clusters through the warm season, one of the fine, quiet sights of the warm garden, drawing the bees, to be followed by the long, slender, paired, green pods. The fine, light, soft wood has a very long record as the fine, light wood of the old workshops, and the tree is a fine, historic presence of the warm garden. It is a tree of the open, sunny, deep, rich, moist, well-drained ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The devil tree is a historic subject of the plant science, and the rounded clusters keep showing up in the work on the broad-leaved trees. The way the whorled leaves and the small, white, fragrant, tubular flowers form in the rounded, terminal clusters has been examined closely, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the broad-leaved trees, the whorled leaves and the members of the dogbane family. The whorled leaves and the tall habit have also made it a fine study tree, and the devil tree is a regular subject of the work on the rounded clusters of the warm world.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
The devil tree is a fine, quiet tree of the warm garden and the study collection. The simple, oval, pointed, leathery, dark-green leaves in the whorls of three to seven around the upright branches carry the fine, open look of the warm garden, one of the fine, quiet sights of the warm garden, drawing the bees, and the fine, light, soft wood has a very long record as the fine, light wood of the old workshops, the light wood coming to the pencils, the boxes and the fine, small articles of the old workshops, while the small, white, fragrant, tubular flowers in the rounded, terminal clusters open through the warm season, to be followed by the long, slender, paired, green pods. It is one of the fine choices for the warm garden, the avenue and the study collection, and it has been written up in the botanical and the forestry papers for the light wood and the very long history. It is a fine, quiet tree of the open, sunny, deep, rich, moist, well-drained garden.
The devil tree seeds like a light, gritty mix with steady warmth and moderate watering. The young trees are fast and undemanding, and they take the deep, rich, moist ground well, thriving in the warm garden.
To grow the devil tree from seed, sow the small, flat, brown seeds thinly a centimetre down in the pot of fine, gritty soil, keep the pot in a warm, bright spot and water gently, then pot the young trees on as they fill the pot. The seedlings thread up within a few weeks and grow on steadily. With the warmth and the deep, rich, moist, well-drained ground, the open crown will rise over the years.
Uses: Medicinal. Ornamental
