Millingtonia hortensis (Tree Jasmine )
Millingtonia is native from Burma. It is a fine fast growing tree with compound leaves. After the rainy season fragrant waxy white flower appears. The tree flowers at night and sheds flowers early in the morning; fragrant blooms falling and carpeting the ground around.The wood is used as timber and the bark is used as an inferior substitute for cork.
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- Botanical Description
- Horticulture Management
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Pronunciation: mil-ling-TOH-nee-a hor-TEN-sis
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Plant type: Tree
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Origin: South Asia & South East Asia
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Heat Zones: 8 to 15
Hardiness Zones: 11 to 13
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Uses: Specimen, Container
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Size/Shape
Growth Rate: Fast
Tree Shape: Spreading
Canopy Symmetry: Irregular
Canopy Density: Open
Canopy Texture: Fine
Height at Maturity: Over 23
Spread at Maturity: 10 to 15 meters
Time to Ultimate Height: 5 to 10 Years
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Foliage
Leaf Arrangement : Opposite
Leaf Venation: Pinnate
Leaf Persistance: Evergreen
Leaf Type: Bipinnately compound
Leaf Blade: 5 - 10 cm
Leaf Shape: Oval
Leaf Margins: Serrate
Leaf Texture: Smooth
Leaf Scent: No Fragance
Color(growing season): Green
Color(changing season): Green
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Flower
Flower Size Range: 1.5 - 3
Flower Type: Cyme
Flower Scent: Pleasant (Sweet)
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Seasons: Fall
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Trunk
Trunk has Crownshaft: No
Trunk Susceptibility to Breakage: Suspected to breakage
Number of Trunks: Single Trunk
Trunk esthetic Values: Fissured
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Fruit
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Showiness: Yes
Fruit Size Range: 7 - 10
Fruit Color: Green, Yellow
Seasons: Fall
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Tolerance
Heat Tolerance: Yes
Salt Tolerance: Moderate
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Requirements
Soil Requirements: Loam
Soil Ph Requirements: Alkaline
Water Requirements: High, Moderate
Light Requirements: Full, Part
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Management
Toxicity: No
Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: Yes
Pruning Requirements: Little needed, to develop a strong structure
Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: Yes
Life Span: 25-50 years
Edible Parts: None
Plant Propagation: Cutting, Layering