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Carmona microphylla (Fukien Tea Tree, Carmona)

Fukein tea tree is used mainly in bonsai because it is able to develop a thick and attractive trunk. Other than bonsai the plant is used a hedge. Small evergreen leaf are shiny dark green in color. The tiny white flowers are blooming almost all year around

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  • Botanical Description
  • Horticulture Management
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  • Plant type: Shrub

  • Origin: India, South East Asia and Southern China

  • Heat Zones: 9 to 12

    Hardiness Zones: 10 to 11

  • Uses: Hedge, Bonsai, Indoor, Container, Medicinal

  • Size/Shape

    Growth Rate: Moderate

    Tree Shape: Upright, Vase

    Canopy Symmetry: Irregular

    Canopy Density: Dense

    Canopy Texture: Medium

    Height at Maturity: 3 to 5 m

    Spread at Maturity: 3 to 5 meters

  • By Ramon FVelasquez (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • I, Ragesoss [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) or CC BY-SA 2.5-2.0-1.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5-2.0-1.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • Forest & Kim Starr [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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By Ramon FVelasquez (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

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  • Foliage

    Leaf Arrangement : Whorled

    Leaf Venation: Nearly Invisible

    Leaf Persistance: Evergreen

    Leaf Type: Simple

    Leaf Blade: Less than 5

    Leaf Shape: Obovate

    Leaf Margins: Entire

    Leaf Texture: Hairy, Glossy, Medium

    Leaf Scent: No Fragance

    Color(growing season): Green

    Color(changing season): Green

  • Flower

    Flower Showiness: Yes

    Flower Size Range: 0 - 1.5

    Flower Type: Solitary

    Flower Sexuality: Monoecious (Bisexual)

    Flower Scent: No Fragance

    Flower Color: White

    Seasons: Spring, Summer

  • Trunk

    Trunk has Crownshaft: No

    Trunk Susceptibility to Breakage: Generally resists breakage

    Number of Trunks: Single Trunk

    Trunk esthetic Values: Showy, Rough Texture

  • Fruit

    Fruit Type: Berry

    Fruit Showiness: Yes

    Fruit Size Range: 0 - 1.5

    Fruit Color: Red, Black

    Seasons: Spring, Summer

  • By Ramon FVelasquez (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • I, Ragesoss [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) or CC BY-SA 2.5-2.0-1.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5-2.0-1.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • Forest & Kim Starr [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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By Ramon FVelasquez (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

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  • Tolerance

    Frost Tolerant: No

    Heat Tolerance: Yes

    Drought Tolerance: No

    Salt Tolerance: Moderate

  • Requirements

    Soil Requirements: Loam

    Water Requirements: Moderate

    Light Requirements: Part

  • Management

    Toxicity: No

    Invasive Potential: No

    Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: Yes

    Pruning Requirements: Little needed, to develop a strong structure

    Surface Rooting: No

    Diseases: Root rot

    Edible Parts: None

    Pests: Scales, Aphids, Mealy-Bug

    Plant Propagation: Seed, Cutting

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