Picrasma — 3 species
Botanical species in the genus Picrasma recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Picrasma crenata
Picrasma crenata
Family: Simaroubaceae
Cultivation
Succeeds in full sun to fairly dense, dappled shade. Plants seem to be indifferent to soil moisture levels. Young plants have a moderate rate of growth.
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Picrasma quassioides
Picrasma quassioides
Family: Simaroubaceae
Cultivation
According to this plant is only hardy to zone 10 (not tolerating frosts) but there are healthy trees in many parts of Britain including one 8.5 metres tall at Kew in 1981, one 8 metres tall seen growing in light woodland shade at Cambridge Botanical Gardens where it was bearing fruit in the autumn of 1996 and one 9 metres tall at Westonbirt in 1980. Requires a fertile humus-rich moisture-retentive loam in a sunny position. Plants also succeed when growing in semi-shade.
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