Platycarya strobilacea seed

LATIN NAME: PLATYCARYA STROBILACEA

COMMON NAME: Strobile Tree

In the woods and the stream banks of the east, the strobile tree grows as a small, deciduous tree with the pinnate leaves of many toothed leaflets and the long, hanging catkins of small, yellow flowers in the early summer, the small, cone-like, woody fruit clusters that persist through the winter. Over the seasons it steadily builds a rounded crown, standing 5-10 metres at maturity. Full sun is ideal, in deep, fertile ground.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The strobile tree appears in the studies of the walnut family of the east, its cone-like fruit clusters and its pinnate leaves keeping it in view in the work on the unusual trees of the woodland garden and the insect-attracting trees of the region. The research looks at the way the hanging catkins open in the early summer, the cone-like fruits persist through the winter, and the seed biology of the small, winged seeds.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

In the woodland garden and the streamside planting, the strobile tree carries the pinnate leaves and the curious, cone-like fruit clusters that give the tree its winter interest. The catkins draw the early insects, and the tree makes the fine unusual specimen, the streamside tree and the tree of the sheltered, open garden. It is a tree for the sunny or shaded, deep and fertile place.

To grow the Strobile Tree from seed, sow the winged seeds on moist, gritty soil in the autumn.

Sow the winged seeds on moist, gritty soil in the autumn, and keep the young strobile trees in the open, sunny spot. The cone-like fruits persist through the winter.

LATIN NAME: Platycarya strobilacea

COMMON NAME: Platycarya, Cone Nut

The platycarya is a handsome and historic tree of the eastern Asian forests, and its distinctive, cone-like clusters of fruits and its fine, pinnate foliage have made it a valued tree of the woodlands and the gardens of the region. Over time it becomes a narrow, conical crown, around ten metres at maturity. It is a species of the walnut family, formerly treated as comprising the single living species in the genus, though a second living species is now recognized, and it is native to the eastern Asia in China, the Vietnam, the Korea and the Japan, while it is prized for its fine foliage and its distinctive fruits.

The platycarya belongs to the walnut family, Juglandaceae, and it is a species of flowering plant, formerly treated as comprising the single living species in the genus, though a second living species is now recognized. It is native to the eastern Asia in China, the Vietnam, the Korea and the Japan, while it is prized for its fine, pinnate foliage and its distinctive, cone-like clusters of fruits.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The platycarya has a genuine and growing place in both botanical and ecological research. It has been studied in the botany, since it is a distinctive member of the walnut family, with its remarkable, cone-like clusters of fruits, and researchers have examined its classification, its relationships and its place in the family, while the recognition of the second living species has been of continuing interest, and the distinctive fruits of the tree have drawn attention in the international botanical press as a curious member of the walnut family. The tree has also been studied in the ecology, since it is a native of the eastern Asian forests, and researchers have examined its growth, its role in the forest community and its tolerance of the varied conditions, while the study of the eastern Asian forests and their trees has been of continuing interest, and the tree has been examined for its value to the wildlife. The species has also been studied in the horticulture, since it is a handsome tree of the garden and the park, and its cultivation, its growth and its value have been examined, while its fine, pinnate foliage has drawn attention in the international gardening press. For a tree of such curiosity, the platycarya has a steady and growing record of research.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

Ecologically, the platycarya is a handsome tree of the eastern Asian forests. Its small flowers feed the bees and the insects, and its cone-like clusters of fruits and its leafy crown give shelter and food to the birds and the small animals, while it is a valued presence in the woodlands of China, the Vietnam, the Korea and the Japan.

Its economic value is real. The platycarya is a handsome tree of the garden and the park, prized for its fine, pinnate foliage and its distinctive, cone-like fruits, and its curiosity has drawn attention in the international botanical and gardening press, while its fine wood has also been valued. For a grower, the platycarya is a rewarding and curious tree, and for a gardener it brings fine, pinnate foliage and distinctive, cone-like clusters of fruits. The seeds are easy to start — sow them in a pot of moist, free-draining compost in a sunny or lightly shaded spot, keep them lightly watered, and theyll be sprouting within a few weeks, growing on into a handsome, cone-fruited tree.