#1987 most planted
Symplocos paniculata
Asiatic sweetleaf · also Sapphire-berry
13
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
2
cities
32 in
median trunk (81 cm, 10 measured)
23 yr
median age (100% have a planting date)
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Symplocos paniculata, also known as Asiatic sweetleaf or sapphire-berry, is a species native to eastern Asia. It is often grown as an ornamental due to its visually striking blue fruit and can reach up to 12 meters in height.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 100.01%23 yr32 in
- 30.00%——
Traits
- Mature height
- 39.4 ft
Trunk diameters across every city: median 32 in, mean 32 in, 90th percentile 36 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.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests
- Central China Loess Plateau mixed forests
- Northeast China Plain deciduous forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- South China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests
- South Taiwan monsoon rain forests
Montane Grasslands & Shrublands
- Southeast Tibet shrublands and meadows
Other Symplocos in the catalogue
3 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.