Symplocos paniculata: Country Or Region Of Origin
Asia-Tropical, Japan and China Southeast
Plant Profile: Symplocos paniculata
Taxonomy: Symplocos paniculataNames
Asiatic Sweetleaf, Sapphireberry
Phonetic Spelling:sim-PLOH-kos pan-ick-yoo-LAY-tuh
Genus:Symplocos
Species:paniculata
Family:Symplocaceae
Simple to relocate; has a long lifespan; highly effective in drawing birds; it's advisable to plant two or more trees to facilitate cross-pollination.
This plant typically grows into a large, rounded shrub or a small tree with low branches. As it matures, it develops a broad, twiggy appearance.
Symplocos paniculata Feature Summary
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#deciduous
#fragrant flowers
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Symplocos paniculata Feature Summary
Attributes
Asia-Tropical, Japan and China Southeast
Fruit
Turquoise blue fruit
Blue
< 1 inch
Flowers
Creamy-white flowers on 2-3" panicles
White
Cream/Tan
Fragrant
Summer
1-3 inches
Leaves
1.5-3.5" leaves. Nonshowy fall color.
Deciduous
Green
Simple
Alternate
1-3 inches
Whole Plant Traits
Tree
Deciduous
Rounded
Slow
Medium
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Good Drainage
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
4a
4b
5b
5a
6a
6b
7a
7b
8b
8a
Stem
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Symplocos paniculata Attributes
Symplocos paniculata Fruit
Symplocos paniculata: Fruit Description
Turquoise blue fruit
Symplocos paniculata: Fruit Color
Blue
Symplocos paniculata: Display/Harvest Time
Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter
Symplocos paniculata: Fruit Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches
Symplocos paniculata Flowers
Symplocos paniculata: Flower Description
Creamy-white flowers on 2-3" panicles
Symplocos paniculata: Flower Color
Cream/Tan
White
Symplocos paniculata: Flower Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy
Symplocos paniculata: Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Symplocos paniculata: Flower Size
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
< 1 inch
> 6 inches
Symplocos paniculata Leaves
Symplocos paniculata: Leaf Description
1.5-3.5" leaves. Nonshowy fall color.
Symplocos paniculata: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Symplocos paniculata: Leaf Color
Green
Symplocos paniculata: Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Symplocos paniculata: Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled
Symplocos paniculata: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Symplocos paniculata: Leaf Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches
Symplocos paniculata Whole Plant Traits
Symplocos paniculata: 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
Symplocos paniculata: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Symplocos paniculata: 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
Symplocos paniculata: Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Rapid
Symplocos paniculata: Texture
Fine
Medium
Coarse
Symplocos paniculata Cultural Conditions
Symplocos paniculata: 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)
Symplocos paniculata: Soil Drainage
Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry
Symplocos paniculata: NC Region
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
Symplocos paniculata: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
4a
4b
5a
5b
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
8b
Symplocos paniculata Stem
Symplocos paniculata: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
