QUILLAJA saponaria
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QUILLAJA saponaria
Commonly known as Soap bark tree, Soap tree
A small Chilean tree with thick oval leathery leaves and solitary white flowers with a purple centre. Tender except in the mildest locations but has survived minus 5°c in the nursery
£20.00 each
Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
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Good to know
Attains tree-like proportions in the UK only in the mildest areas -
Medicinal properties
Long established for various chest problems. Inner bark, when powdered, forms lather with water. -
Place of origin
Chile -
EvergreenLeaves 3-5cm (1-2in) long.
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Cream
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Star-shaped
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Half hardy (down to 0)
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Entire
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Elliptic
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Ovate
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Height
10m (33ft) -
Spread
2.5m (8ft)
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TreeProduces flowers in dense flattish clusters.
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Half hardy - unheated greenhouse / mild winter
Hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK except in severe winters and a risk from sudden (early) frosts. May be hardy elsewhere with wall shelter or good micro-climate. Likely to be damaged or killed in cold winters. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -5°C (23°F) -
Fertile well drained soil
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Full sun
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Conical
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Mature Size10m (33ft)
2.5m (8ft)
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Quillaja - Growing Guide
Trees - Care Guide
- How to plant a tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- How to plant a tree
- Ties - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Restaking fallen young trees - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Fallen old tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Clearing up fallen beech tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Spring pruning - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing side shoots - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Pruning and Shaping Magnolia - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Deer protection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Weed Spraying - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing Ivy - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing wire protection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Tidying young trees in October - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Tree Survey - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Crown uplift - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing shoots below graft - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing peeling bark - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Maintaining variegation - Video Tip ondemand_video
