Authors: |
Paula M. Pijut |
Year: |
2008 |
Type: |
Book Chapter |
Station: |
Northern Research Station |
Source: |
In: Bonner, F.T.; Karrfalt, R.P., eds. Woody plant seed manual. Agric. Handb. 727. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service: 618-619. |
Abstract
The genus Kalopanax comprises 1 species of deciduous, small to medium-sized tree that is native to China, Japan, eastern Russia, and Korea (LHBH 1976; Ohashi 1994). Castor-aralia—K. septemlobus (Thunb. ex A. Murr.) Koidz.—was introduced in 1865 and has been used primarily for ornamental purposes, as a shade tree yielding a tropical effect in USDA Hardiness Zones 4 to 7 (Dirr 1990; Hillier 1991; Krüssmann 1984; van Gelderen and others 1994; Wijnands 1990).
Citation
Pijut, Paula M. 2008. Kalopanax septemlobus (Thunb. ex A. Murr.) Koidz. In: Bonner, F.T.; Karrfalt, R.P., eds. Woody plant seed manual. Agric. Handb. 727. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service: 618-619.