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Camphora septentrionalis

Cinnamomum septentrionale

Camphora septentrionalis
Photo: Daderot, CC0

Camphora septentrionalis is an evergreen tree in the laurel family, native to central China, grown mainly for timber and as a street tree in Chinese cities. It is a large tree rather than a houseplant, so it suits a garden or streetscape where there is room for its size.

Family
Lauraceae (Laurel family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while young and during dry spells, then less once established.
Soil
Well-drained, moderately fertile soil; tolerant of a range of soil types.
Temperature
Suited to warm temperate and subtropical climates; protect young trees from frost.
How easy
Moderate

About

Camphora septentrionalis is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae, native to central China. A commercially important timber tree, it is also used as a street tree in a number of Chinese cities.

Other Cinnamomum plants

Selasian Wood · Cinnamon · Camphora bodinieri · Padang cassia · Camphora officinarum · Laurels · Wild Cinnamon · Saigon cinnamon · Cinnamomum malabatrum · Turougwi · Indian bark · Cinnamomum tenuifolium

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Camphora septentrionalis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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