Myoporum stellatum

(Myoporum stellatum)

Description

Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period After Harvest Regrowth Rate Bloat None C:N Ratio High Coppice Potential No Fall Conspicuous No Fire Resistant No Flower Color White Flower Conspicuous Yes Foliage Color Dark Green Foliage Porosity Summer Dense Foliage Porosity Winter Dense Foliage Texture Fine Fruit/Seed Color White Fruit/Seed Conspicuous Yes Growth Form Multiple Stem Growth Rate Rapid Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) 45 Height, Mature (feet) 15.0 Known Allelopath No Leaf Retention No Lifespan Short Low Growing Grass No Nitrogen Fixation None Resprout Ability No Shape and Orientation Erect Toxicity Growth Requirements Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils No Adapted to Fine Textured Soils No Adapted to Medium Textured Soils No Anaerobic Tolerance Low CaCO3 Tolerance Cold Stratification Required No Drought Tolerance Medium Fertility Requirement Medium Fire Tolerance Low Frost Free Days, Minimum 365 Hedge Tolerance Low Moisture Use pH, Minimum 6.1 pH, Maximum 7.8 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum 320 Planting Density per Acre, Maximum 1280 Precipitation, Minimum 60 Precipitation, Maximum 130 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 12 Salinity Tolerance Medium Shade Tolerance Intolerant Temperature, Minimum (-F) 40 Reproduction Bloom Period Commercial Availability Fruit/Seed Abundance Fruit/Seed Period Begin Fruit/Seed Period End Fruit/Seed Persistence No Propagated by Bare Root No Propagated by Bulb No Propagated by Container No Propagated by Corm No Propagated by Cuttings Yes Propagated by Seed Yes Propagated by Sod No Propagated by Sprigs No Propagated by Tubers No Seed per Pound Seed Spread Rate Seedling Vigor Medium Small Grain No Vegetative Spread Rate Suitability/Use Berry/Nut/Seed Product No Christmas Tree Product No Fodder Product No Fuelwood Product Low Lumber Product Yes Naval Store Product No Nursery Stock Product No Palatable Browse Animal Palatable Graze Animal Palatable Human No Post Product No Protein Potential Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product No

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Lamiales
Family:Scrophulariaceae
Genus:Myoporum
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