wheel tree

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T. aralioides is usually an epiphyte or a tree in the wild and may grow up to 10m or more, but in cultivation is usually a slow-growing shrub to 3m; it has aromatic bark, spirally arranged, long-stalked, evergreen leaves up to 12cm long, which are tapered, obovate, leathery, glossy, bright green or olive-green, with scalloped margins, and racemes up to 12cm long of 10-20 or more bright green flowers, 2cm across, which have no petals but numerous stamens radiating from central green discs, in late spring and early summer

Scientific classification

Species: wheel tree (Trochodendron aralioides)
Genus: Trochodendron
Family: Trochodendraceae

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Toxicity: Shrubs
Plant type: 4-8 metres
Height: 2.5-4 metres
Spread: Evergreen
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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Distribution of wheel tree

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Japan, Taiwan

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of wheel tree

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wheel tree care guide

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
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Watering

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer

Pruning

Little pruning is needed. Remove diseased, damaged, crowded or crossing shoots and unwanted growth. Timing depends on the plant: generally late winter or early spring; plants prone to bleeding and deciduous magnolias need different timing, and deciduous azaleas and lilacs are pruned after flowering.

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown in containers in a cold frame in autumn, or by semi-ripe cuttings in summer

Growing

Grow in fertile, neutral to slightly acidic, moist but well-drained soil in full sun or dappled shade, and with shelter from cold, drying winds, for example in a woodland garden

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