Eucommia ulmoides (Hardy Rubber Tree)
No sample available
Native: China
Location: Cultivated in European gardens and botanical collections.
Found by western botanists in cultivation rather than in the wild. A type of rubber is produced and may be detected as thin strands by carefully breaking a leaf.
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Flowers

Male and female flowers are produced on separate plants and open in February before the leaves unfold. Males are clusters of anthers; females are single green pistils and very inconspicuous.
Fruits

Fruit is rather like an elm fruit, each about 3.7cm long containing one seed.
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