About
Aralia elata is a sizable deciduous shrub or small tree that can reach heights of up to 10 meters. It features substantial bipinnate leaves that emerge from thick, spiny branches. The plant produces small, creamy flowers that cluster together in large, airy panicles.
About the genus
Aralia includes deciduous trees, shrubs, and perennial plants characterized by their sizable, either simple or pinnately compound foliage. The species produce small greenish-white flowers that cluster in large groups at the ends of branches, which eventually give way to small black fruits.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Partial shade
- Soil type
- Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs, Trees
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 8-12 metres
- Spread
- wider than 8 metres
- Time to full height
- 10-20 years
- Suggested uses
- Architectural
- Native to
- E Asia
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in moderately fertile, well-drained soil in partial shade. Shelter from strong winds that may damage the leaves
- Pruning
- Pruning group 1
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed when ripe or root cuttings and suckers. Variegated cultivars must be grafted
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to honey fungus in gardens where it is present but insufficient data to determine degree of susceptibility