Acerola

Chinese Juniper

About Acerola and Chinese Juniper

Acerola

Chinese Juniper

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Central America, South America

China, Japan

1.4 Types

Not Available

Aurea,Kaizuka,Plumosa Aurea

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands

Deciduous forests, Rocky areas, rocky outcrops

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-113-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Thicket/Colonizing

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

457.20 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

243.84 cm180.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink

Light Yellow Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red

Blue Black, Purple Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green

Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green

Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green

Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Scale-like imbricate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

Early Spring, Mid Spring, Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Does not require water in summer, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Dry, Sandy

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

In Early Autumn, Prune in winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies

Scale, Spider mites

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Wind

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators

Not Applicable

5.12 Allergy

Pollen

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Bonsai, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds, Windbreak

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antioxidants, Arthritis, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fertility, Fever, Inflammation, Kidney problems, scurvy, Urinary tract problems, Vitamin C

Antirheumatic, Hemostatic, Hepatic, Skin Diseases, Skin wounds, treating tumours

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root

Flowers, Leaves, Root, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making hedge

Decoration Purposes, Pesticide, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Container, Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Malpighia emarginata

JUNIPERUS chinensis

7.2 Common Name

Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle

Chinese Juniper

7.2.1 In Hindi

Acerola Tree

चीनी जुनिपर

7.2.2 In German

Acerola Baum

chinesische Wacholder

7.2.3 In French

Acerola Arbre

genévrier de Chine

7.2.4 In Spanish

Árbol de acerola

enebro chino

7.2.5 In Greek

Acerola Δέντρο

Κινέζικα αρκεύθου

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Árvore acerola

zimbro chinês

7.2.7 In Polish

Acerola Drzewo

jałowiec chiński

7.2.8 In Latin

Acerola ligno

Chinese iuniperorum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Pinophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Pinopsida

8.4 Order

Malpighiales

Pinales

8.5 Family

Malpighiaceae

Cupressaceae

8.6 Genus

Malpighia

Juniperus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available, Paperveroideae

Cupressoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA67

1 27800

Properties of Acerola and Chinese Juniper

Wondering what are the properties of Acerola and Chinese Juniper? We provide you with everything About Acerola and Chinese Juniper. Acerola doesn't have thorns and Chinese Juniper doesn't have thorns. Also Acerola does not have fragrant flowers. Acerola has allergic reactions like Pollen and Chinese Juniper has allergic reactions like Pollen. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Acerola and Chinese Juniper and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Acerola and Chinese Juniper

Season and care of Acerola and Chinese Juniper is important to know. While considering everything about Acerola and Chinese Juniper Care, growing season is an essential factor. Acerola season is Spring and Summer and Chinese Juniper season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Acerola is Loam, Sand and for Chinese Juniper is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Acerola is Alkaline and for Chinese Juniper is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Acerola and Chinese Juniper Physical Information

Acerola and Chinese Juniper physical information is very important for comparison. Acerola height is 457.20 cm and width 243.84 cm whereas Chinese Juniper height is 60.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Acerola and Chinese Juniper are as follows:

Acerola flower color: Pink
Acerola leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green
Chinese Juniper flower color: Light Yellow Green
Chinese Juniper leaf color: Green, Blue Green and Gray Green

Care of Acerola and Chinese Juniper

Care of Acerola and Chinese Juniper include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Acerola pruning is done In Early Autumn, Prune in winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Chinese Juniper pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Acerola needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Chinese Juniper needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.