Propagation
Sow seeds when ripe in a well drained media and keep moist or sow in situ during spring. Seeds germinate readily.
Take semi-hardwood cuttings from late spring to early summer.

Note:
Tung oil has been used since 400 B.C. by the Chinese and the oil dries when exposed to air and forms a transparent plastic-like coating and is used for wood finishing. The raw product forms a wrinkled finish but heated oil results in a smooth finish. Tung oil is also used on porous materials such as granite or marble and is commonly found in bathrooms or kitchens.

Note:
Care should be taken when selecting a site as this plant can be messy and the fallen fruit can stain pathways.

Botanic information
Leaf: The dark green broad-ovate leaves are up to 220 mm (8? in) wide with entire margins that may have 3-shallow lobes. The base is cordate with 2- obvious red glands and the petiole varies in size from 55mm to 260 mm (2? in - 10Ľ in) long. The apex is abruptly acuminate to acute and the leaves are arranged alternately. The upper surface is dark green and the underside is lighter with prominent veins and the leaves turn yellow in autumn before falling.

Flower: The tree is monoecious and the funnelform female and male flowers have 5-spreading pale pink to purplish petals that are streaked dark purple on the inside and have exserted yellow stamens or a pistil. The pedicle is up to 12 mm (˝ in) long and the flowers appear together in a loose corymbose cluster before the leaves during early spring.

Fruit: The smooth greenish pear-shaped to spherical drupe matures to brown in autumn and is up to 50mm (2 in) wide and contains 4-5 large warty oily seeds.
Note:
The seeds are severely poisonous and cause vomiting if ingested.