Aristotelia chilensis Macqui (Elaeocarpaceae) Evergreen shrub

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Aristotelia chilensis
Macqui
Evergreen shrub
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The Aristotelia chilensis plant species is found in S. America - Chile, Argentina. It is a member of the Elaeocarpaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Macqui. Some home gardeners know the variety as A. macqui. Cornus chilensis

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Latin Name:  Aristotelia chilensis
Common Name:  Macqui
Family:  Elaeocarpaceae
Author:  (Mol.)Stuntz.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  3   Mature Width:  5

Habitat:  A weedy shrub of cleared forests and waste ground, growing in damp humus rich soils on lower mountain hillsides by rivers between latitudes 31 and 40° south[139].

Propagation Notes: Seed - sow spring in a greenhouse. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Once the plants are at least 20cm tall, plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Consider giving them some protection from the cold for at least their first winter outdoors. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, July/August in a frame[11]. Cuttings of mature wood of the current season's growth in early winter[1]. Take cuttings 15 - 30cm long and plant them in pots or the open soil in a greenhouse. They normally root very easily and can be potted up in early summer then planted out late the following spring[K].

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