Sloanea sinensis seed
LATIN NAME: Sloanea sinensis
COMMON NAME: Sloanea
The Sloanea puts out the broad, leathery leaves and the small, white flowers, the fruits opening with the fine, hairy seeds inside, and the whole tree stands in the broad, leafy crown. The sturdy, evergreen tree carries the simple, broad, leathery, glossy, dark-green leaves with the fine, toothed margins and the small, white or greenish flowers in the small, axillary clusters through the warm season, one of the fine, quiet sights of the warm garden, drawing the bees, to be followed by the round, woody, spiny capsules which open to show the few large, glossy, brown seeds covered with the fine, orange hairs. The fine, strong wood has a very long record as the fine, hard 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 Sloanea is a historic subject of the plant science, and the spiny capsules keep showing up in the work on the broad-leaved trees. The way the round, woody, spiny capsules open to show the few large, glossy, brown seeds covered with the fine, orange hairs has been studied at length, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the broad-leaved trees, the leathery leaves and the members of the elaeocarpus family. The orange hairs and the sturdy habit have also made it a fine study tree, and the Sloanea is a regular subject of the work on the spiny capsules of the warm world.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
The Sloanea is a fine, quiet tree of the warm garden and the study collection. The simple, broad, leathery, glossy, dark-green leaves with the fine, toothed margins carry the fine, broad look of the warm garden, one of the fine, quiet sights of the warm garden, drawing the bees, and the fine, strong wood has a very long record as the fine, hard wood of the old workshops, the hard wood coming to the fine, strong articles and the furniture of the old workshops, while the small, white or greenish flowers in the small, axillary clusters open through the warm season, to be followed by the round, woody, spiny capsules which open to show the few large, glossy, brown seeds covered with the fine, orange hairs. It is one of the fine choices for the warm garden, the specimen lawn and the study collection, and it has been written up in the botanical and the forestry papers for the strong wood and the very long history. It is a fine, quiet tree of the open, sunny, deep, rich, moist, well-drained garden.
The sloanea seeds prefer a rich loam with steady warmth and a little dappled shade while they are small. Once the young trees put on their first leathery leaves, they grow on fast in the deep, moist ground, and they enjoy a sheltered corner.
To grow the Sloanea from seed, sow the large, round, brown seeds thinly just below the surface of the tray of fine, sandy soil, keep the tray in a warm, bright spot and water gently, then pot the young trees on as they fill the pot. The seedlings show themselves within a few weeks and grow on steadily. With the warmth and the deep, rich, moist, well-drained ground, the broad crown will rise over the years.
Uses: ornamental. Bonsai.
