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Musanga Cecropioides - Corkwood or Umbrella tree - 10 Seeds

Musanga Cecropioides - Corkwood or Umbrella tree - 10 Seeds

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Musanga Cecropioides

Corkwood or Musanga cecropioides is a fast-growing and short-lived tree with an umbrella-shaped crown and a straight bole that can be up to 50 cm in diameter. It reaches a height of 45 m with prop roots that are 2 - 3 m tall. The trunk is rough and whitish-yellow. The whitish gray to pink wood has a wide range of uses including rafts, toys, floatation device, etc. It is also used as a cork substitute. Colorless, odorless, and sweet sap can be obtained from the aerial stilt-roots and young branches. The yellowish-green fruit has a succulent flesh and small seeds. It is edible but not commonly preferred by locals. Wood ash are used in cooking as vegetable salt. Medicinally, the plant and its plant parts, in various forms, have a wide range of uses including treatment for dysmenorrhea, asthenia, appetite loss, pulmonary diseases, toothache, cough, lumbago, wounds, leprosy, etc. Corkwood bark produces strong fibers that is commonly processed into resistant paper and twine.

Musanga cecropioides is an evergreen Tree growing to 20 m (65ft) by 5 m (16ft) at a fast rate.
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 10. The flowers are pollinated by Birds. The plant is not self-fertile.
It is noted for attracting wildlife.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid and neutral soils and can grow in very acid soils.
It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.

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