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Ylang-Ylang - 7 Seeds - CANANGA odorata

Ylang-Ylang - 7 Seeds - CANANGA odorata

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CANANGA odorata The evergreen Ylang-Ylang tree is part of the family of the custard apple plants and gets up to 20 meters high in the free nature. Generally, cultivated species are smaller and sometimes held as bushes by a continuous pruning. The thin drooping branches show leathery dark green leaves. They are approximately ten centimetres long, four centimetres wide and have waved edges. Numerous clusters of flower bundles grow out of the axes of the peripheral leaves. Every flower has six tongue-like, twisted petals which remind of a star. While some species are flourishing unremittingly almost the whole year, other kinds flourish at least twice a year (July/December). First the flowers are white, then they change into green-yellow and in older age in orange-reddish. Often the same tree shows different flower colourings. The flowers smell exceptionally strongly in the night and so they lure the moths, which are necessary for the fertilisation. Later we see the development of little green fruits, which become black. Cultivation and distillation of oil The Ylang-Ylang tree requires a sunny and not too dry location. The tree living in free nature is unpretentious with regard to the nature of ground. Farm-trees grow mostly on fertile grounds and the farmers add fertilisers. The tree is reproduced by seeds or seedlings. The first flowers are harvested after round about five years. To promote the spouting of flowers, a regular pruning of the trees is necessary. From the yellow flowers the best oil can be produced. They are picked normally in the early morning. There are different information with respect to the gain of oil. But according to the prevailing opinion the gain of oil is approximately 1.5 2.5 % - that means from 100 kg of flowers 1.5 2.5 litters of oil can be extracted.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #29596 in Lawn & Patio
  • Brand: Supreme Seeds

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  • The evergreen Ylang-Ylang tree is part of the family of the custard apple plants and gets up to 20 meters high in the free nature.