Common Name: Duo Zhi Zi Jin Niu

General Information

Ardisia sieboldii is usually an evergreen shrub growing up to 6 metres tall, occasionally becoming a small tree up to 10 metres[]..

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

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Range

E. Asia - southeast China, Taiwan, southern Japan

Habitat

Mixed forests, thickets, mountains and hillsides at elevations of 100 - 600 metres[].

Properties

Edibility Rating
Habit	Evergreen Shrub
Height	4.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Prefers a well-drained humus rich soil in partial shade in a position sheltered from cold drying winds.

Edible Uses

Fruit - cooked. A famine food used when all else fails[]. The somewhat fleshy, globose fruits are red to blackish when fully ripe, around 7mm in diameter[].

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed - best harvested when it is ripe in the winter and sown immediately in a greenhouse[]. Sow stored seed as early in the year as possible. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in a shady part of the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, once the plants are 20cm or more tall.
Cuttings of half-ripe wood in summer[]. Grow on in cool, shaded humid conditions until well rooted[].