How to tend a Cinnamomum camphora

Also known as: Laurus calycina Stokes, Laurus camphora L., Laurus camphorifera Salisb., Laurus gracilis G.Don, Cinnamomum camphora var. cyclophyllum Nakai, Cinnamomum camphora var. linaloolifera Y.Fujita, Cinnamomum camphora f. linaloolifera (Y.Fujita) Sugim., Cinnamomum camphora f. parvifolia Miq., Camphora camelliifolia Lukman., Camphora camphora (L.) H.Karst., Camphora decaisnei Lukman., Camphora decandollei Lukman., Camphora hahnemannii Lukman., Camphora hippocratei Lukman., Camphora humboldtii Lukman., Camphora microphylla Lukman., Camphora neesii Lukman., Camphora officinarum Nees, Camphora officinarum var. glaucescens A.Braun, Camphora oldhamii Lukman., Camphora pharbitifolia Lukman., Camphora procera Lukman., Camphora rougierii Lukman., Camphora sieboldii Lukman., Camphora syringifolia Lukman., Camphora thouarsii Lukman., Camphora thunbergii Lukman., Camphora thwaitesii Lukman., Camphora vera Raf., Camphora wrightii Lukman., Camphora zollingeri Lukman., Camphorina camphora (L.) Farw., Cinnamomum camphora var. glaucescens (A.Braun) Meisn., Cinnamomum camphora var. hosyo (Hatus.) J.C.Liao, Cinnamomum camphora var. lanatum Nakai, Cinnamomum camphora var. nominale Hatus. & Hayata, Cinnamomum camphora var. rotundifolia Makino, Cinnamomum camphoriferum St.-Lag., Cinnamomum camphoroides Hayata, Cinnamomum nominale (Hatus. & Hayata) Hayata, Cinnamomum officinarum Nees ex Steud., Cinnamomum simondii Lecomte, Cinnamomum taquetii H.Lév., Camphora neesii var. microphylla Lukman., Camphora neesii var. pharbitifolia Lukman., Persea camphora (L.) Spreng., Cinnamomum henricii Saporta ex Staub, Cinnamomum camphora var. werffii Dao, Camphora rougieri var. glandulifera Lukman., Cinnamomum camphora subvar. hosyo Hatus., Cinnamomum camphora f. cyclophyllum (Nakai) M.Kim

Watering

Water every 10-15 days commonly

Sunlight

Like sunshine, resistant to half shade

Soil

Deep fertile clay loam or neutral to slightly acidic sandy loam

Fertilizer

Top-dressing and weeding once every year in spring and winter

Pruning

Remove dead and diseased branches timely

About this plant

Origin
Southern China, Southwestern China
Category
Lauraceae, Cinnamomum
Size
Diameter ≥ 20 cm, height 20-30 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period April-May, fruiting period August-November
Flower colors
green white or with yellow, fruit color purple black
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