Aucuba

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Aucuba is a genus of three to ten species of flowering plants, now housed in the Garryaceae family, although previously classified in Aucubaceae or Cornaceae.

Aucuba is a native species of eastern Asia, east of the eastern Himalayas to China, Korea, and Japan. The name is Japanese latinization Aokiba . They are cypress bushes or small trees 2-13 m tall, similar in appearance to the triumphs of the genus Laurus , have shiny, coarse leaves, and are among the bushes that are erroneously called laurels in the garden.

Leaf opposite, wide lancet, 8-25 cm long and 2-7 cm wide, with some large teeth at the edge near the top of the leaf. Aucubas are dioecious, have separate male and female plants. The flowers are small, 4-8 mm in diameter, each with four purplish purple petals; 10-30 are in loose cymes. The red fruit is about 1 cm in diameter.

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Gardening in North America

Sowing Seeds. Clean the off-meat pulp from the seeds, which may be sown as soon as the fruit is cooked (in autumn). Can be planted in pots. The soil should be sandy and about 50-55 degrees Fahrenheit.

Cuttings. Perhaps the best way to propagate is to take cuttings in the spring. The cuttings will grow roots in a few weeks.

Places to Plant. Aucubas can be planted outside but starting in zone 6 the plants should be kept in a sheltered location. It is under the trees because it thrives in the shade and dry. No special food is needed and the plants tend to grow into the desired shrub shapes with very little pruning. For the best drupes, plant a male plant among each of the six female plants.

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Species

Three species (A. Chinensis, A. himalaica, A. japonica) have traditionally been accepted, but the latest Chinese Flora and the Kew World Checklist receive ten species:

1. Aucuba albopunctifolia . South China. Shrub as high as 2-6 m.
2. Aucuba chinensis . South China, Taiwan, Myanmar, northern Vietnam. Shrub as high as 3-6 m.
3. Aucuba chlorascens . Southwest China (Yunnan). Shrub as high as 7 m.
4. Aucuba confertiflora . Southwest China (Yunnan). Shrub as high as 4 m.
5. Aucuba eriobotryifolia . Southwest China (Yunnan). The tree is 13 m tall.
6. Aucuba filicauda . South China. Shrub as high as 4 m.
7. Aucuba himalaica . East Himalaya, southern China, northern Myanmar. Small tree 8-10 m high.
8. Aucuba japonica . South Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, southeast China (Zhejiang). Shrub as high as 4 m.
9. Aucuba obcordata . South China. Shrub as high as 4 m.
10. Aucuba robusta . South China (Guangxi). Shrub.

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