Science · Plants, Natives & Crops
Tung
Tung is a tree crop whose seed oil is used as a fast-drying industrial oil. Production depends on orchard establishment and climate; cold injury to floral buds is a reported hazard.
Aleurites fordii · Perennial oil tree
Profile
- Crop guidance
- Perennial orchard crop.
- Crop guidance
- Oil used in varnishes, paints and resins.
- Crop guidance
- Cold injury to floral buds is a production hazard.
- Crop guidance
- Not documented.
Water & soil context
- Moisture (VWC)
- Maintain root-zone moisture during establishment and fruit development; avoid waterlogging.
- Salinity tolerance
- Not documented.
- Drought tolerance
- Not documented.
Illustrative monitoring-depth band
3–8 in
Editorial placement example, not a validated optimum or total rooting depth. Confirm the site's root distribution and soil horizons; multiple depths may be needed.
Irrigation depends on soil, rainfall and tree age; no universal threshold stated.
Problems to watch
- Cold-damaged floral buds may reduce flowering.
Stress signs
- Cold injury to floral buds is a production hazard.
Where you'll find it
- drying oil
- varnish
- paint
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All Science profilesPublished botanical and soil references are distinct from GroundWorx product guidance. Moisture thresholds and monitoring depths require site calibration; sources do not establish product performance or diagnose stress.