Japanese raisin tree
oriental raisin tree
hovenia dulcis latin

(Rhamnaceae) also known as Japanese Raisin Tree.

The Japanese Raisin Tree is the most well-known of the group, as it is often planted in gardens outside Asia.

It can be found in Cedrus deodara or in the Japanese raisin tree (Hovenia dulcis).

Equally impressive are wonderful beeches (Fagus sylvatica), handsome oaks, one of them believed to be about 150 years old, and an unusual Japanese raisin tree (Hovenia dulcis).

Hovenia dulcis, the oriental raisin tree, is a plant which is native to Japan, Korea, Eastern China and the Himalayas.

Hovenia dulcis, the oriental raisin tree, is a hardy tree found from Asia, over Eastern China (万寿果) and Korea to the Himalayas (up to altitudes of 2,000 m), growing preferably in a sunny position on moist sandy or loamy soils.

In Thailand Hovenia dulcis grows at roughly the same rate as eucalyptus, reaching six metres in height within three years.

In Thailand Hovenia dulcis is relatively rare, typically found in the stream-irrigated valleys of primary lower mountain evergreen forest located between 1,075 and 1,250 metres above sea level.