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'''''Myrica rubra''''', also called '''yangmei'''; '''yamamomo''', '''Chinese Bayberry''', '''Japanese Bayberry''', '''Red Bayberry''', or '''Chinese strawberry tree''' (and often mistranslated from Chinese as '''[[arbutus]]''') is subtropical [[tree]] grown for its sweet crimson to dark purple-red [[fruit]].
 
'''''Myrica rubra''''', also called '''yangmei'''; '''yamamomo''', '''Chinese Bayberry''', '''Japanese Bayberry''', '''Red Bayberry''', or '''Chinese strawberry tree''' (and often mistranslated from Chinese as '''[[arbutus]]''') is subtropical [[tree]] grown for its sweet crimson to dark purple-red [[fruit]].
  
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It is native to eastern [[Asia]], mainly in [[China]], where it has been grown for at least 2000 years, and probably also [[Japan]] and [[Southeast Asia]] as well. Chinese cultivation is concentrated south of the [[Yangtze River]], where it is of considerable economic importance.
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It is native to eastern [[Asia]], mainly in [[China]].
  
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In Japan, it is the [[Prefectures of Japan|prefectural]] flower of [[Kochi prefecture|Kōchi]] and the prefectural tree of [[Tokushima Prefecture|Tokushima]]. The plant's name appears in many old Japanese poems.
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It is a small to medium-sized tree growing to 10-20 [[metre]]s in height, [[evergreen]], with smooth gray bark and a uniform spherical to hemispherical crown. It is [[dioecious]], with separate male and female plants. It tolerates poor [[acid]]ic [[soil]]s. The [[root]] system is shallow (5–60 [[centimeter|cm]]), with no obvious [[taproot]].
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The fruit is spherical, 1.5-2.5 cm in diameter, with a knobby surface. The surface color is typically a deep, brilliant red, but may vary from white to purple. The flesh color is similar to surface color, or somewhat lighter. The flesh is sweet and very tart. At the center is a single seed, with a diameter about half that of the whole fruit.
  
 
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It is a small to medium-sized tree growing to 10-20 [[metre]]s in height, [[evergreen]], with smooth gray bark and a uniform spherical to hemispherical crown. It is [[dioecious]], with separate male and female plants. It tolerates poor [[acid]]ic [[soil]]s. The [[root]] system is shallow (5–60 [[centimeter|cm]]), with no obvious [[taproot]].
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The fruit is spherical, 1.5-2.5 cm in diameter, with a knobby surface. The surface color is typically a deep, brilliant red, but may vary from white to purple. The flesh color is similar to surface color, or somewhat lighter. The flesh is sweet and very tart. At the center is a single seed, with a diameter about half that of the whole fruit.
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Besides fresh consumption, the fruits are commonly dried, canned, soaked in ''[[baijiu]]'' (Chinese liquor), or fermented into [[alcoholic beverage]]s.[http://photo.mipang.com/uploads/image/060626/6858_6_671e01effd.jpg] Some [[cultivar]]s with large fruit, up to 4 cm diameter, have been developed. A [[dye]] may be prepared from the bark. The plant is also used as [[ornamental tree]]s for parks and streets.
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*[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200006094 Flora of China: ''Myrica rubra'']
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*[http://www.mipang.com/blog/459.726432fa50.htm ''Myrica rubra'' photos]
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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Latest revision as of 21:11, 8 January 2010


Myrica rubra fruits


Plant Characteristics
Habit   tree
Cultivation
Features: ✓ edible, fruit
Scientific Names

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Myrica rubra, also called yangmei; yamamomo, Chinese Bayberry, Japanese Bayberry, Red Bayberry, or Chinese strawberry tree (and often mistranslated from Chinese as arbutus) is subtropical tree grown for its sweet crimson to dark purple-red fruit.

It is native to eastern Asia, mainly in China.

It is a small to medium-sized tree growing to 10-20 metres in height, evergreen, with smooth gray bark and a uniform spherical to hemispherical crown. It is dioecious, with separate male and female plants. It tolerates poor acidic soils. The root system is shallow (5–60 cm), with no obvious taproot.

The fruit is spherical, 1.5-2.5 cm in diameter, with a knobby surface. The surface color is typically a deep, brilliant red, but may vary from white to purple. The flesh color is similar to surface color, or somewhat lighter. The flesh is sweet and very tart. At the center is a single seed, with a diameter about half that of the whole fruit.


Read about Morella rubra in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Myrica rubra, Sieb. & Zucc. (M. Nagi, DC., not Thunb.). Shrub or small tree: branchlets slightly pubescent: lvs. oblong-lanceolate, acutish, cuneate, entire or serrate above the middle, dark green above, paler beneath, glabrous, 3-5 in. long: staminate catkins cylindric; stamens 6-10: fr. globose or ovoid, tuberculate, deep red- purple, ½­l in. across; stone ovoid, compressed. April, May; fr. in July. S. China, Japan.—Cult. for its edible fr. There is a variety with rose-colored finer flavored fr. The berries are vinous and sweet with a pleasant acid taste and are used like blackberries; the fresh juice makes an agreeable beverage. The tree is supposed to stand about 15° of frost. Intro, in 1889. The M. Nagi, Thunb., is Podocarpus Nagi.


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