Sapindus mukorossi

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 Sapindus mukorossi subsp. var.  Chinese soapberry
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Habit: tree
Height: to
Width: to
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Lifespan: perennial
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Poisonous:
Bloom: early summer, mid summer, late summer
Exposure: sun
Water:
Features: evergreen, flowers
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USDA Zones: 8 to 11
Sunset Zones:
Flower features: white
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Sapindus mukorossi, Gaertn. Tree, to 60 ft.: lfts. 8-13, stalked, the stalk 1/8-1/4 in. long, oblong-ovate to oblong-lanceolate, oblique and cuneate at the base, glabrous, reticulate beneath, 3-6 in. long; rachis with narrow margin: panicles 5-8 in. long; sepals suborbicular to ovate, obtuse, petals ovate to ovate-lanceolate, acute, ciliate; filaments villous: fr. globose, yellow or orange-brown, about 3/4 in. across, slightly keeled. China, cult. in Japan. Var. carinatus, Radlk. (S. utilis, Trabut). Fr. more fleshy, strongly keeled.— According to Trabut this variety is cult. in Algeria for its fr. which contains nearly 38 per cent of saponin; the trees come into bearing in 8-10 years and a tree may yield 60-120 pounds of berries every year. CH


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