Is star anise resistant to shade?

Illicium verum is a shade-tolerant plant, and its seedlings like to grow in a cool environment to avoid long-term sunshine.

Under the condition of shading degree of 70%-80%, it is beneficial to the growth of seedlings. Under the shading degree of 30%, the seedlings will grow poorly and the leaves will turn yellow or even die. It takes a year for seedlings to grow in shade. With the growth of plants, the demand for sunlight is gradually increasing. Trees that blossom and bear fruit need enough sunlight, but they are afraid of direct sunlight, so they are suitable for growing in valleys, hillsides and relatively closed forests in mountainous areas with short sunshine time.

Illicium verum is named after its leaves, which are also the characteristics and highlights of the whole plant. Illicium verum is a small evergreen tree that won't grow too high. If it grows in the natural environment and no one takes care of it, its plants will spread freely while growing, and at this time it can only grow to about one and a half meters at most. But if someone takes care of it, it is another matter, because its independent stems are very strong because of frequent fertilization, so they can still grow to about two meters high after a few years.