Lindera sericea

Shrubs Trees

Shrub or small tree about 4m tall, with yellowish-green young branchlets becoming reddish-brown with age and softly-hairy, narrow dark green leaves to 20cm long turn yellow in autumn. Small umbels of 4-7 yellow flowers appear just before the leaves in spring, and black berries follow on female plants if pollinated by a male plant

Position

Partial shade

Soil Types

Loam

Max Height

2.5-4 metres

Max Spread

1.5-2.5 metres

Size

Time to Maturity
5–10 years
Max Spread
1.5-2.5 metres
Max Height
2.5-4 metres

Growing Conditions

Loam
Moisture
Moist but well–drained or Well–drained
pH
Acid

Position

Partial shade
Aspect
East–facing or North–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness
H2

Colour & Scent

Season Stem Flower Foliage Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family
Lauraceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Spreading branched
Genus
Lindera can be deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs with aromatic leaves and small star-shaped dioecious flowers in axillary umbels in spring followed, on pollinated female plants, by glossy berries
Name Status
Correct

How to Grow

Cultivation

Needs sub-tropical conditions and acid soil, so only suitable for frost-free areas. Best grown in a container in ericaceous potting compost and overwintered in a conservatory or frost-free greenhouse

Propagation

Propagate by greenwood cuttings in early summer

Suggested planting locations and garden types

  • Patio and container plants
  • Sub-tropical
  • Conservatory and greenhouse

Pruning

Pruning group 1

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

Generally disease-free