Hovenia dulcis
Japanese raisin tree · also Oriental raisin tree, Chinese raisintree, Honey tree
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Hovenia dulcis, also known as the Japanese or Oriental Raisin Tree, is a hardy deciduous tree native to Eastern Asia. It produces distinctive, edible fruit with a raisin-like taste and is often cultivated as an ornamental tree. While young trees are frost-sensitive, established trees are highly frost- and drought-tolerant.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 340.01%—8.7 in
- 50.00%—0.8 in
- 20.00%—21 in
- 10.00%——
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 35–40 ft
- Canopy spread
- 30 ft
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- USDA zones
- 5
- Sun
- Full sun
- Soil
- Sandy, Loamy
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 8.7 in, mean 8.6 in, 90th percentile 12 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
- South China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Central China Loess Plateau mixed forests