Eucryphia × intermedia
hybrid eucryphia
A fast-growing, upright tree up to 10m high, with red shoots, oblong leaves up to 6cm long, dark green above and pale green or slightly glaucous below, both simple leaves and pinnate leaves with from two to five but usually three leaflets, and with a profusion of fragrant white flowers about 4cm across from late summer to autumn; the flowers are visited by bees for nectar and pollen
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Size
Ultimate height
8–12 metresTime to ultimate height
20–50 yearsUltimate spread
4–8 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drainedpH
Acid, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Green | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | White | Green | ||
| Autumn | White | Green | ||
| Winter | Green |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H4Botanical details
- Family
- Cunoniaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Habit
- Columnar upright
- Genus
Eucryphia can be evergreen or deciduous shrubs or trees, with simple or pinnate leaves and solitary bowl-shaped white flowers in the leaf axils in summer or autumn
- Name status
Correct
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in a position sheltered from cold, drying winds and in full sun, but with the roots in shade in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil which is neutral or acidic
Propagation
Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings in summer, and overwinter young plants in a cool greenhouse
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Coastal
- Low Maintenance
- Hedging and screens
- Wall side borders
Pruning
Pruning group 1 (little or no pruning of trees and shrubs) or pruning group 9 (late-flowering evergreen shrubs)
Pests
Generally pest-free
Diseases
May be susceptible to honey fungus
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