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Sapium sebiferum
Vegetable tallow
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Latin Name: Sapium sebiferum
Synonyms: Croton sebiferus. Stillingia sebifera.
Common Name: Vegetable tallow
Family: Euphorbiaceae(Click to Search)
Author: (L.)Roxb.
Known Hazards: The sap is poisonous[200].
Habitat: Found wild in the foothills around Dehra Dun[146].
Mature Height: 9
Mature Width: 5
Habit: Tree
Cultivation Notes: Succeeds in a sunny position in any well-drained soil[200]. Requires the protection of a south or southwest wall when grown in areas at the limits of its hardyness[200].
A fast-growing tree[188], it is much cultivated in warm temperate regions for its oil and wax[11, 109]. This tree is not reliably hardy in Britain, though it was successfully grown here in the 18th century[11]. It succeeds outdoors in the milder parts of Britain when grown in a woodland garden[166].
Responds well to coppicing[146].
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