American Basswood

Protea

About American Basswood and Protea

American Basswood

Protea

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

North America, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Canada

Africa, Southern Africa

1.4 Types

Not Available

Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

gardens, Hardwood forests, Hillside, Tropical rainforest, Woods

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-810-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12-8

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17

H1, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Not Available

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1,520.00 cm91.44 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

760.00 cm91.44 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Yellow, Brown, Ivory

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Egg-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Fall, Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Not Available

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Clay

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Not Available

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer

All year

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period

Requires a lot of watering

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, Alkaline

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Not Available

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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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

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Not Available

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Flying insects, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Bladder Infection, Cold, Cough, Diuretic, Fever, Headache, High blood pressure, Used as a sedative

Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in making musical instruments

Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Shade Trees, Street Trees

Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

TILIA americana

PROTEA

7.2 Common Name

American Basswood

Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

अमेरिकी Basswood

Protea plant

7.2.2 In German

amerikanischen Basswood

Protea Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

tilleul d'Amérique

usine de Protea

7.2.4 In Spanish

tilo americano

planta de protea

7.2.5 In Greek

Αμερικανός Basswood

φυτό Protea

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Basswood americano

planta Protea

7.2.7 In Polish

Amerykańska Lipa

Protea roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

American Basswood

Protea herba

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Anthophyta

Vascular plant

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Malvales

Proteales

8.5 Family

Tiliaceae

Proteaceae

8.6 Genus

Tilia

Protea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Tileae

Proteae

8.9 Subfamily

Tilioideae

Proteoideae

8.10 Number of Species

301600

1 27800

Properties of American Basswood and Protea

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

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Season and Care of American Basswood and Protea

Season and care of American Basswood and Protea is important to know. While considering everything about American Basswood and Protea Care, growing season is an essential factor. American Basswood season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Protea season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for American Basswood is Clay, Loam and for Protea is Clay while the PH of soil for American Basswood is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Protea is Acidic.

American Basswood and Protea Physical Information

American Basswood and Protea physical information is very important for comparison. American Basswood height is 1,520.00 cm and width 760.00 cm whereas Protea height is 91.44 cm and width 91.44 cm. The color specification of American Basswood and Protea are as follows:

American Basswood flower color: Light Yellow
American Basswood leaf color: Green
Protea flower color: Not Available
Protea leaf color: Not Available

Care of American Basswood and Protea

Care of American Basswood and Protea include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. American Basswood pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Protea pruning is done Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer American Basswood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Protea needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.