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Xylosma racemosa, Miq. (Hisingera racemosa, Sieb. & Zucc. Myroxylon racemosum, Kuntze). Tung-Ching Tree. Small tree or shrub, unarmed or spiny, glabrous: lvs. ovate, acuminate, rounded at the base, serrate, 1 1/2- 2 in. long: fls. yellow, fragrant, scarcely 1/4 in. across, in axillary racemes 1/3 - 1 in. long: fr. globose, 1/5 – 1/4 in. thick, black, 2-3-seeded. Aug., Sept.; fr. in Nov., Dec. Japan, Korea, E. China. S.Z. 1:88. Var. pubescens, Rehd. & Wilson. Tree, to 80 ft.: branchlets pubescent: lvs. ovate to oblong-ovate, glabrous, 1 1/2- 3 in. long. Cent. and W. China.—Only this variety seems to be in cult. and Wilson pronounces it one of the handsomest evergreen trees of China; it has proved hardy in S. England and probably will do well in the southern states and Calif.
Xylosma racemosa, Miq. (Hisingera racemosa, Sieb. & Zucc. Myroxylon racemosum, Kuntze). Tung-Ching Tree. Small tree or shrub, unarmed or spiny, glabrous: lvs. ovate, acuminate, rounded at the base, serrate, 1 1/2- 2 in. long: fls. yellow, fragrant, scarcely 1/4 in. across, in axillary racemes 1/3 - 1 in. long: fr. globose, 1/5 – 1/4 in. thick, black, 2-3-seeded. Aug., Sept.; fr. in Nov., Dec. Japan, Korea, E. China. S.Z. 1:88. Var. pubescens, Rehd. & Wilson. Tree, to 80 ft.: branchlets pubescent: lvs. ovate to oblong-ovate, glabrous, 1 1/2- 3 in. long. Cent. and W. China.—Only this variety seems to be in cult. and Wilson pronounces it one of the handsomest evergreen trees of China; it has proved hardy in S. England and probably will do well in the southern states and Calif.
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==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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