Lindera erythrocarpa seed

LATIN NAME: LINDERA ERYTHROCARPA

COMMON NAME: Red-fruit Spicebush

The red-fruit spicebush berries the rounded, branching shrub with the oval, glossy, green leaves that turn the soft yellow in the autumn and the small, greenish-yellow flowers that open in the early spring before the leaves, the small, bright-red, berry-like fruits following and ripening through the late summer. The fruits hang in the small clusters and catch the eye against the leaves. The shrub grows into the tidy, rounded form, and it stands the cold well. It likes the sun or the part shade, and the moist, leafy, well-drained soil.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

In the laurel family, the spicebushes have a recognised place in the studies of the understory shrubs, and the erythrocarpa species appears in the research on the fruit biology and the cool-forest growth. The ecologists value the bright-red fruits that carry the birds, while the horticulturists note the early flowers and the autumn yellow. The seed biology fills out the picture, and the growers of the native-style garden shrubs keep the species in their catalogues.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

In the woodland garden, the red-fruit spicebush berries the branches with the red. The fruits feed the birds through the late summer, the early flowers feed the bees, and the leaves and the bark have served the traditional preparations for the ages. It grows well in the moist, leafy, well-drained ground. Cool, native and quietly generous.

To grow the Red-fruit Spicebush from seed,

Sow the seeds into the moist, gritty mix of the cold frame, then cover them lightly, keep the frame in the cool, shaded spot and water gently

Keep the frame cool and just damp, and leave the seedlings sheltered through the first winter. The red fruits come in a few seasons.

. The seedlings thread up within a few weeks, and they grow on slowly. Settle the young shrubs in the moist, leafy, well-drained ground, and the red fruits will berry the branches over the late summer.

 

 

 

 

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