Poeciloneuron indicum

Cultivation Details

A plant of the wet tropics, where it is found at elevations from 300 - 900 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 30 - 37°c, but can tolerate 13 - 42°c^[1]. It can survive temperatures down to about 5°c^[1]. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 4,000 - 6,000mm, but tolerates 2,000 - 9,000mm^[1]. The tree is shade tolerant in the early stages, but strongly light demanding later^[1]. Grows best in a fertile, loamy to clay soil^[1]. Prefers a pH in the range 5 - 6, tolerating 4 - 6.9^[1]. The tree is more or less gregarious, seeds profusely and reproduces admirably, making it a useful tree in high forest for timber purposes^[2]. Coppices well, making it an excellent species for short-term coppice rotation as a fuel crop^[2].