The dwarfed trees of the Chinese and Japanese have been noticed by every author who has written upon these countries, and all have attempted to give some description of the method by which the effect is produced.

fortuniana also serves as a valuable rootstock in Australia and the southern regions of the United States. By Robert Fortune. 2012.

Robert Fortune (16 September 1812 – 13 April 1880) was a Scottish botanist plant hunter and traveller best known for introducing tea plants from China to India.