Sapium discolor seed
LATIN NAME: SAPIUM DISCOLOR
COMMON NAME: Mountain Tallow
In the evergreen woods and the stream banks of the warm south, the mountain tallow grows as a small, deciduous tree with the oval, pointed leaves that turn brilliant red and orange before they fall, the small, yellow-green catkins and the clusters of small, round, black fruits that open to show the white, waxy seeds. Growth is steadily, the plant forming a rounded crown that reaches 5-10 metres. Plant it in full sun with deep, fertile ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The mountain tallow appears in the studies of the spurge family of the warm forests, its autumn-red leaves and its waxy seeds keeping it in view in the work on the autumn-colouring trees of the south and the oil-bearing trees of the region. The research looks at the way the leaves turn red before they fall, the black fruits split to show the waxy seeds, and the seed biology of the waxy-coated seeds.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
In the warm garden and the streamside planting, the mountain tallow lights the autumn with the brilliant red and orange of its falling leaves and sets the white, waxy seeds that the birds take in the late season. The wax has served the candle makers of the region, and the tree makes the fine autumn specimen, the streamside tree and the tree of the warm, moist garden. It is a tree for the open, sunny, deep and well-drained place.
To grow the Mountain Tallow from seed, rub the waxy coats off the seeds, then sow them at once on moist soil.
Rub the waxy coats off the seeds, then sow them at once on moist soil, and keep the young tallows in the open, sunny spot. The leaves turn red with the autumn.
LATIN NAME: Sapium discolor
COMMON NAME: Mountain Tallow
The mountain tallow is a handsome, upright, broad, deciduous tree of the warm woodlands, and its fine, oval, pointed leaves and its small, inconspicuous, greenish flowers, followed by the small, round, black berries, have made it a valued and fine tree of the warm regions. It forms a low, spreading mat, staying under a metre. It is a species of the flowering tree in the spurge family, and it is native to the warm woodlands of the eastern and the south-eastern Asia, while it grows in the open, sunny places, and it is known as the mountain tallow.
The mountain tallow belongs to the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, and it is a species of the upright, broad, deciduous tree, native to the warm woodlands of the eastern and the south-eastern Asia, while it grows in the open, sunny places, and it is known as the mountain tallow. It is prized for its fine, oval, pointed leaves and its fast, broad growth.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The mountain tallow has a real and distinguished place in the research. It has been studied in the ecology and the land use, since it is a fast, hardy, broad tree of the warm regions, and researchers have examined its growth, its distribution and its role in the re-growth of the disturbed lands, while its value in the fast timber and the land cover has drawn attention in the international ecological and forestry press as a tree of the warm regions. The plant has also been studied in the botany, since it is a fine member of the spurge family, and researchers have examined its relationships and its place among the tallow trees, while the study of the spurge family has been of continuing interest, and its fine, oval, pointed leaves have been of interest to the botanists. The species has also been studied in the ecology of the wildlife, since the small, round, black berries are a fine food of the birds, and researchers have examined the berries and their value, while the study of the winter food of the birds has been of continuing interest, and the berries are best left to the birds of the garden. For a tree of such fine value, the mountain tallow has a rich and continuing record of study.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
Ecologically, the mountain tallow is a generous tree of the garden. Its small, inconspicuous, greenish flowers feed the many insects, and its small, round, black berries feed the birds, while its fine, broad, leafy crown gives a fine cover and a shelter to the birds through the season.
Its economic value is real. The mountain tallow is prized for its fast, broad growth, and its worth has drawn attention in the international ecological and forestry press as a tree of the warm regions, while its fine, straight timber has been valued in the making of the fine articles and the fuel of the region. For a grower, the mountain tallow is an easy and fast-growing tree, and for a gardener it brings a broad, leafy, berry-bearing tree to the warm garden. The seeds are easy to start — give them a quick dip in warm water, then sow them just below the surface of a pot of moist, free-draining soil, keep them gently watered, and theyll be sprouting steadily, growing on into a broad, leafy, berry-bearing tree.