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Common Name: Xue Liu

General Information

Fontanesia phillyreoides fortunei is a deciduous shrub that can grow up to 3.00 metres tall.
An ornamental shrub, it is sometimes used as a hedge.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

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Range

E. Asia - China.

Habitat

Near gullies, by streams, or in woods; 0-800 m. Anhui, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Jiangsu, Shaanxi, Shandong, Zhejiang[].

Properties

Habit	Deciduous Shrub
Height	3.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

An easily cultivated plant[], it succeeds in any reasonably well-drained soil in sun or semi-shade[, ].
This plant is recognised as a distinct species by some authorities, it then has the name F. fortunei Carr.[].

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The Chinese make fences around their compounds with interlaced branches of this plant. These branches take root and form a very graceful hedge[].

Propagation

Seed - sow spring in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Cuttings of half-ripe wood, mid summer in a cold frame[].
Cuttings of mature wood, late autumn to late winter in a sheltered outdoor bed root easily[]. Fairly large branches can be used and placed direct into their final position to quickly produce a hedge[].