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About Acerola and Elephant Apple

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Shrub
Tree
1.3 Origin
Central America, South America
Southeastern Asia, India, China
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
NANA
About Elderberry
0 40000
1.5 Habitat
Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands
Subtropical forests, Tropical Forests
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
9-1110-15
Bamboo
0 99
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
12-9
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
H1, H2, 24
1.9 Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Spreading
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
457.20 cm1,220.00 cm
About Cyclamen
0.54 3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
243.84 cm1,370.00 cm
About Evening Primrose
0.1 6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Pink
Ivory
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Red
Green, Yellow green, Brown
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Dark Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Oval
Oblong or Lanceolate
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
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Dry, Sandy
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial 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 dead branches
4.8 Fertilizers
Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer
Put diluted fertilizers
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies
Chlorosis, Susceptible to insect pests and moulds
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Wind
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
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
Coarse
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Pollen
no allergic reactions
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
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
Antibacterial, Antidiabetic, Antifungal, antimicrobial, Astringent, Expectorant
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root
Bark, Fruits, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making hedge
Jam, Jelly, used in Indian cuisine in curries
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Shade Trees, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Malpighia emarginata
DILLENIA indica
7.2 Common Name
Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle
Chulta, Elephant Apple
7.2.1 In Hindi
Acerola Tree
Elephant Apple
7.2.2 In German
Acerola Baum
Elefant von Apple
7.2.3 In French
Acerola Arbre
Elephant d'Apple
7.2.4 In Spanish
Árbol de acerola
El elefante de Apple
7.2.5 In Greek
Acerola Δέντρο
ελέφαντας της Apple
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Árvore acerola
Elefante da Apple
7.2.7 In Polish
Acerola Drzewo
Słoń Jabłko
7.2.8 In Latin
Acerola ligno
Elephant Apple
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Not Available
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Not Available
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Malpighiales
Dilleniales
8.5 Family
Malpighiaceae
Dilleniaceae
8.6 Genus
Malpighia
Dillenia
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available, Paperveroideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species
NANA
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Properties of Acerola and Elephant Apple

Wondering what are the properties of Acerola and Elephant Apple? We provide you with everything About Acerola and Elephant Apple. Acerola doesn't have thorns and Elephant Apple doesn't have thorns. Also Acerola does not have fragrant flowers. Acerola has allergic reactions like Pollen and Elephant Apple 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 Elephant Apple and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Acerola and Elephant Apple

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

Acerola and Elephant Apple Physical Information

Acerola and Elephant Apple physical information is very important for comparison. Acerola height is 457.20 cm and width 243.84 cm whereas Elephant Apple height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,370.00 cm. The color specification of Acerola and Elephant Apple are as follows:

  • Acerola flower color: Pink

  • Acerola leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

  • Elephant Apple flower color: Ivory

  • Elephant Apple leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Acerola and Elephant Apple

Care of Acerola and Elephant Apple 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 Elephant Apple pruning is done Remove dead branches. In summer Acerola needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Elephant Apple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.