Schisandra

Sehr winterhart und unkompliziert!

Prefers a rich well-drained moisture retentive soil. Prefers a slightly acid soil but tolerates some alkalinity if plenty of organic matter is added to the soil. Requires some protection from the most intense sunlight. Plants succeed in quite deep shade and are suitable for north-facing walls. Plants are intolerant of drought[K]. The fully dormant plant is hardy to about -17°c, though the young growth in spring can be damaged by late frosts. Plants climb by twining around supports. Any pruning is best carried out in the spring. The flowers are sweetly scented. The leaves are also aromatic. Dioecious. Male and female plants must be grown if seed is required. The plant is heat tolerant in zones 9 through 7. (Plant Hardiness Zones show how well plants withstand cold winter temperatures. Plant Heat Zones show when plants would start suffering from the heat. The Plant Heat Zone map is based on the number of "heat days" experienced in a given area where the temperature climbs to over 86 degrees F (30°C). At this temperature, many plants begin to suffer physiological damage. Heat Zones range from 1 (no heat days) to 12 (210 or more heat days). For example Heat Zone. 11-1 indicates that the plant is heat tolerant in zones 11 through 1.) For polyculture design as well as the above-ground architecture (form - tree, shrub etc. and size shown above) information on the habit and root pattern is also useful and given here if available. Growth habit is a single or multiple shooting vine from a crown [1-2].

Edible Parts: Fruit Leaves Edible Uses: Gum Fruit - raw or cooked. Usually dried and used on journeys, it is very sustaining. Rich in sugars, it has a sweet/sour flavour. In Russia a paste made from the fruit is mixed with Actinidia arguta in order to counteract the insufficient acidity of that species. The fruit is about 6mm in diameter and is borne in a grape-like bunch about 10cm long. Young leaves - cooked and used as a vegetable.

Gum Hair Size Wood A viscid mucoid material is obtained from the fruit and the branches, it is used as a size for paper and as a hair dressing. The dried wood is charmingly fragrant.

Heimisch: Amur, China North-Central, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Manchuria, NO, Primorye, Sakhalin, Siberia [c]; Russian Far East (Upper Amur, Primorye, Sakhalin); China (Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Shandong); North Korea; South Korea (incl. Cheju Isl.); Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu) Eingeführt: AM, European part of Russia, RU