Hovenia dulcis: Country Or Region Of Origin
East Asia
Plant Profile: Hovenia dulcis
Taxonomy: Hovenia dulcisNames
Japanese Raisin Tree, Oriental Raisin Tree
Phonetic Spelling:ho-VEN-ee-uh DUL-sis
Genus:Hovenia
Species:dulcis
Family:Rhamnaceae
This tree provides dappled shade and features bark that ranges from gray to gray-brown. In the summer, it blooms with aromatic flowers and produces fragrant, edible fruit.
Hovenia dulcis Feature Summary
Tags
#deciduous
#shade tree
#fragrant flowers
#fruits
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Hovenia dulcis Feature Summary
Attributes
East Asia
Woody
Seed
Stem Cutting
Fruit
Red, edible seed capsules
Capsule
Red/Burgundy
Edible
< 1 inch
< 1 inch
Bark
Gray to gray-brown
Dark Gray
Light Gray
Whole Plant Traits
Tree
Deciduous
Rounded
Erect
Oval
Medium
Low
Medium
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Good Drainage
more than 60 feet
Mountains
Piedmont
5b
5a
6a
6b
7a
7b
8b
8a
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Flowers
White
Green
Summer
Leaves
Deciduous
Green
Gold/Yellow
Simple
Alternate
Cordate
3-6 inches
Glossy
Stem
Landscape
Hovenia dulcis Image Gallery
Hovenia dulcis Attributes
Hovenia dulcis: Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Hovenia dulcis: Recommended Propagation Strategy
Division
Grafting
Layering
Leaf Cutting
Root Cutting
Seed
Stem Cutting
Hovenia dulcis Fruit
Hovenia dulcis: Fruit Description
Red, edible seed capsules
Hovenia dulcis: Fruit Type
Achene
Aggregate
Berry
Capsule
Caryopsis
Drupe
Follicle
Legume
Nut
Pome
Samara
Schizocarp
Siliqua
Hovenia dulcis: Fruit Color
Red/Burgundy
Hovenia dulcis: Fruit Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy
Hovenia dulcis: Display/Harvest Time
Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter
Hovenia dulcis: Fruit Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches
Hovenia dulcis: Fruit Width
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches
Hovenia dulcis Bark
Hovenia dulcis: Bark Description
Gray to gray-brown
Hovenia dulcis: Bark Color
Dark Gray
Light Gray
Hovenia dulcis Whole Plant Traits
Hovenia dulcis: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Hovenia dulcis: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Hovenia dulcis: Habit/Form
Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping
Hovenia dulcis: Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Rapid
Hovenia dulcis: Maintenance
Low
Medium
High
Hovenia dulcis: Texture
Fine
Medium
Coarse
Hovenia dulcis Cultural Conditions
Hovenia dulcis: Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Hovenia dulcis: Soil Drainage
Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry
Hovenia dulcis: Available Space To Plant
12 inches-3 feet
12-24 feet
24-60 feet
3 feet-6 feet
6-feet-12 feet
Less than 12 inches
more than 60 feet
Hovenia dulcis: NC Region
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
Hovenia dulcis: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
5a
5b
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
8b
Hovenia dulcis: Soil Texture
Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky
Hovenia dulcis Flowers
Hovenia dulcis: Flower Color
Green
White
Hovenia dulcis: Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Hovenia dulcis Leaves
Hovenia dulcis: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Hovenia dulcis: Leaf Color
Green
Hovenia dulcis: Deciduous Leaf Fall Color
Gold/Yellow
Hovenia dulcis: Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Hovenia dulcis: Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled
Hovenia dulcis: Leaf Shape
Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate
Hovenia dulcis: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Hovenia dulcis: Leaf Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches
Hovenia dulcis: Leaf Feel
Fleshy
Glossy
Leathery
Papery
Prickly
Rough
Rubbery
Slippery
Smooth
Soft
Velvety
Waxy
Hovenia dulcis Stem
Hovenia dulcis: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Hovenia dulcis Landscape
Hovenia dulcis: Design Feature
Accent
Barrier
Border
Flowering Tree
Foundation Planting
Hedge
Mass Planting
Screen/Privacy
Security
Shade Tree
Small groups
Small Tree
Specimen
Street Tree
Understory Tree
Hovenia dulcis: Landscape Location
Coastal
Container
Hanging Baskets
Houseplants
Lawn
Meadow
Naturalized Area
Near Septic
Patio
Pond
Pool/Hardscape
Recreational Play Area
Riparian
Rock Wall
Slope/Bank
Small Space
Vertical Spaces
Walkways
Woodland
Hovenia dulcis: Attracts
Bats
Bees
Butterflies
Frogs
Hummingbirds
Moths
Pollinators
Predatory Insects
Reptiles
Small Mammals
Songbirds
Specialized Bees
