Bee bee tree
Tetradium daniellii · Rutaceae · 쉬나무
Look
- Leaves
- Odd-pinnately compound leaves with 7-11 elliptic or egg-shaped leaflets 5-12 cm long, with glands and fine teeth on the margin and curled hairs in the vein axils beneath. Leaflet stalks are nearly absent, and the leaf stalk is 3-6 cm.
- Flowers
- In August, milky-white flowers bloom in clusters 7-8 cm long densely covered with fine hairs.
- Fruit
- A round capsule splitting into five, 8 mm long, ripening red. The seeds are glossy black ovals, maturing in October.
Where it grows
- In Korea
- Native
- Native to
- Found in China; in Korea it grows in the central region (around Ganghwado, Gyeonggi and Wonju in Gangwon), the north, and Ulleungdo.
- Ecology
- A sun-loving tree that grows well in sandy loam but can also grow on poor ground, by the sea and in dry places; best sites are deep, fertile ground near dwellings. Strong in cold and against pollution.