Cinnamomum camphora | Camphor Tree - 400-410cm, 70lt Umbrella but two or more cultivars

but two or more cultivars are needed for best cross pollination

and exposed positions

Fruit capsules split and open to reveal orange seed covers

except damp and chalky

It tolerates full exposure to coastal winds and air pollution

Cinnamomum camphora | Camphor Tree - 400-410cm, 70lt Umbrella but two or more cultivarsCinnamomum camphora, or Camphor Tree, is a large, spreading, rounded, evergreen tree with rough and fissured bark, and aromatic, glossy, waxy, ovate, green leaves that smell of camphor when crushed. Masses of small, inconspicuous, fragrant, white flowers bloom in spring and are followed by clusters of black, berry like fruits. Cinnamomum camphora can grow in most soil types, clay, loam, and sand, and prefers fertile, slightly acidic, well drained