Aucuba japonica
Japanese laurel · also Japanese aucuba, Spotted laurel, Gold dust plant
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Aucuba japonica is a dioecious shrub, typically 1-5m tall, with broad lanceolate evergreen leaves that are often variegated. It produces small purplish-brown flowers and red drupes that are avoided by birds. This plant is commonly cultivated in gardens and is native to moist forest environments in East Asia.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 2460.11%—1.6 in
- 100.01%2.4 yr—
- 30.00%—3.0 in
Traits
- Form
- Broadleaf
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 10–20 ft
- Canopy spread
- 5–10 ft
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Low
- Blooms
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Dec
Trunk diameters across every city: median 2.0 in, mean 2.3 in, 90th percentile 3.3 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Nansei Islands subtropical evergreen forests
- Taiwan subtropical evergreen forests
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Southern Korea evergreen forests