Paliurus ramosissimus seed

LATIN NAME: Paliurus ramosissimus

COMMON NAME: Branching Paliurus

The branching paliurus arches the slender, thorny branches over the open ground, the small, round leaves and the little yellow-green flowers along them, and the whole shrub carries the tough, tidy look of the dry bank. The hardy, spreading, deciduous shrub carries the slender, zigzag, thorny branches with the small, round, glossy leaves and the small, yellow-green flowers in the little axillary clusters through the early summer, one of the quiet, steady sights of the dry bank, drawing the bees, to be followed by the small, flat, round, papery, winged fruits. The tough, dense growth has a very long record as the hedging of the old fields, and the shrub is a historic presence of the dry bank. It is a shrub of the open, sunny, deep, light, well-drained ground.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The branching paliurus is a historic subject of the plant science, and the winged fruits keep showing up in the work on the dry-land shrubs. The way the small, flat, round, papery, winged fruits form along the slender, zigzag, thorny branches has been studied steadily, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the dry-land shrubs, the round leaves and the members of the buckthorn family. The thorny branches and the tough habit have also made it a fine study shrub, and the branching paliurus is a regular subject of the work on the winged fruits of the cool world.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

The branching paliurus is a tough, useful shrub of the dry bank and the study collection. The small, round, glossy leaves along the slender, zigzag, thorny branches carry the tidy look of the dry bank, one of the quiet, steady sights of the dry bank, drawing the bees, and the tough, dense growth has a very long record as the hedging of the old fields, the fine, thorny hedges coming to the field boundaries and the steady windbreaks of the old lands, while the small, yellow-green flowers in the little axillary clusters open through the early summer, to be followed by the small, flat, round, papery, winged fruits. It is one of the fine choices for the dry bank, the hedge and the study collection, and it has been written about in the horticultural and the botanical papers for the tough growth and the very long history. It is a tough, useful shrub of the open, sunny, deep, light, well-drained garden.

The paliurus seeds start well in a gritty mix on a bright shelf. The young shrubs are tough once they root, and they take the light, well-drained ground of the dry garden well, the thorny branches coming on from an early age.

To grow the branching paliurus from seed, drop the hard, rounded seeds into the deep pot of gritty soil, about a centimetre down, and keep it in a bright spot, water gently, then pot the young shrubs on as they fill the pot. The seedlings thread up within a few weeks and grow on steadily. With the sun and the light, well-drained ground, the thorny branches will spread over the years.