Myricaceae FAMILY

Morella javanica

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitTree

Growth—

The plant flowers throughout the year^[1].

Propagation

Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe. Barely cover the seed and keep it moist. Stored seed germinates more freely if given a 3 month cold stratification and then sown in a cold frame. Germination is usually good^[2]. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and grow on until large enough to plant out. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, 5 - 8cm with a heel, in a frame. Fair to good percentage^[2]. Cuttings of mature wood in the dormant season Layering^[3]. Division of suckers in the dormant season. Plant them out direct into their permanent positions. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Morella+javanica>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

[1]Plant Resources of Southeast Asia — http://proseanet.org/ ↩︎Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
[2]Propagation of Trees, Shrubs and Conifers. — Sheat. W. G. · MacMillan and Co · 1948 · ISBN - ↩︎A bit dated but a good book on propagation techniques with specific details for a wide range of plants.
[3]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
[4]Flora Malesiana Series 1 — Various · Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch · http://www.archive.org ↩︎A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet