African Oil Palm

Dwarf Palmetto

About African Oil Palm and Dwarf Palmetto

African Oil Palm

Dwarf Palmetto

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Palm or Cycad

1.3 Origin

Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Middle Africa

United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Forest edges

Floodplains, Lowland, River side, Swamps

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-15

7-12

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

12-6

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not available

H1, H2, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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910.00 cm

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240.00 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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460.00 cm

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240.00 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Orange

Chocolate, Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Circular, dissected, long and linear

2.4 Thorns

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36% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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36% Palm Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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15% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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15% Palm Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Wet Site, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water twice a day in the initial period

Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

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

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly Drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Insects

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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86% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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86% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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20% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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20% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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39% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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39% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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5% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Palm Garden Plants has it !

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No Palm Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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95% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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95% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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28% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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28% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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66% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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66% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Avoid during Pregnancy

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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73% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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73% Palm Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Malaria, Weight loss

Asthma, Baldness, Cold, Cough, Migraines, Sore throat

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for producing cooking oil

Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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29% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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29% Palm Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Palm Garden Plants have it !

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All Palm Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Bog Garden, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ELAEIS guineensis

SABAL minor

7.2 Common Name

African Oil Palm

Bush Palmetto, Dwarf Palmetto, Little Blue Stem, Swamp Palmetto

7.2.1 In Hindi

अफ्रीकी ऑयल पाम

बौना पल्मेट्टो

7.2.2 In German

African Oil Palm

Zwerg Palmetto

7.2.3 In French

L'huile de palme africaine

Palmetto nain

7.2.4 In Spanish

Aceite de Palma Africana

Palmetto enano

7.2.5 In Greek

Αφρικανική φοινικέλαιο

Νάνος Palmetto

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Óleo de palma Africano

Palmetto anão

7.2.7 In Polish

Afrykański Olej palmowy

Dwarf Palmetto

7.2.8 In Latin

African Oil Palm

Pumilio Palmetto

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Arecales

8.5 Family

Arecaceae

8.6 Genus

Elaeis

Sabal

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Cocoeae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Arecoideae

Coryphoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of African Oil Palm and Dwarf Palmetto

Wondering what are the properties of African Oil Palm and Dwarf Palmetto? We provide you with everything About African Oil Palm and Dwarf Palmetto. African Oil Palm has thorns and Dwarf Palmetto doesn't have thorns. Also African Oil Palm does not have fragrant flowers. African Oil Palm has allergic reactions like Asthma and Dwarf Palmetto has allergic reactions like Asthma. 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 African Oil Palm and Dwarf Palmetto and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of African Oil Palm and Dwarf Palmetto

Season and care of African Oil Palm and Dwarf Palmetto is important to know. While considering everything about African Oil Palm and Dwarf Palmetto Care, growing season is an essential factor. African Oil Palm season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Dwarf Palmetto season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for African Oil Palm is Loam, Sand and for Dwarf Palmetto is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for African Oil Palm is Acidic, Neutral and for Dwarf Palmetto is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

African Oil Palm and Dwarf Palmetto Physical Information

African Oil Palm and Dwarf Palmetto physical information is very important for comparison. African Oil Palm height is 910.00 cm and width 460.00 cm whereas Dwarf Palmetto height is 240.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of African Oil Palm and Dwarf Palmetto are as follows:

African Oil Palm flower color: Ivory
African Oil Palm leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Dwarf Palmetto flower color: Ivory
Dwarf Palmetto leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Dark Green

Care of African Oil Palm and Dwarf Palmetto

Care of African Oil Palm and Dwarf Palmetto include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. African Oil Palm pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Dwarf Palmetto pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer African Oil Palm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Dwarf Palmetto needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.