Manchurian Angelica Tree (Aralia mandschurica)

Family: Araliaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Aralia mandschurica is a deciduous Shrub growing to 3.5 m (11ft 6in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 4 and is not frost tender. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Shoots

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Young shoots - cooked. They can also be blanched and used in salads. — Young shoots - cooked.; They can also be blanched and used in salads.

Habitat & North American Range

Forests on rich well moistened slopes, 900 - 2000 metres in N. Hupeh. Thickets and thin woods in lowland and hills in Japan. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)