American Hornbeam

Protea

About American Hornbeam and Protea

American Hornbeam

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, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico, Europe

Africa, Southern Africa

1.4 Types

Carpinus caroliniana caroliniana, Carpinus caroliniana virginiana

Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Not Available

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-9

10-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-8

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

H1, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Spreading

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2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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610.00 cm

Rank: 53 (Overall)▶

91.44 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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1,070.00 cm

Rank: 19 (Overall)▶

91.44 cm

Rank: 82 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Yellow green

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2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

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2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

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2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Yellow green, Orange Red

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2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Egg-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Fall, Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

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3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Clay

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

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3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

All year

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Not Available

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

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

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Requires very little pruning

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

Canker, fungus

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Wet Site

Not Available

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

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5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

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5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

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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, small hedge

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for the Scalp, Stops hair loss

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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Insignificant

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anxiety, Bleeding, Cold, Cough, Cuts, Eye Infection, Fatigue, Fights Depression, Insomnia, Menstrual Disorders, Wounds

Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as firewood, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for woodware

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

Hedges, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CARPINUS caroliniana

PROTEA

7.2 Common Name

American Hornbeam, Musclewood, blue-beech, Ironwood

Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

अमेरिकी हानबीन

Protea plant

7.2.2 In German

Amerikanische Hainbuche

Protea Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

Charme de Caroline

usine de Protea

7.2.4 In Spanish

Carpinus caroliniana

planta de protea

7.2.5 In Greek

american γαύρο

φυτό Protea

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Carpinus caroliniana

planta Protea

7.2.7 In Polish

Grab amerykański

Protea roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

american hornbeam

Protea herba

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Vascular plant

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fagales

Proteales

8.5 Family

Betulaceae

Proteaceae

8.6 Genus

Carpinus

Protea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Proteae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Proteoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of American Hornbeam and Protea

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

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Season and Care of American Hornbeam and Protea

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

American Hornbeam and Protea Physical Information

American Hornbeam and Protea physical information is very important for comparison. American Hornbeam height is 610.00 cm and width 1,070.00 cm whereas Protea height is 91.44 cm and width 91.44 cm. The color specification of American Hornbeam and Protea are as follows:

American Hornbeam flower color: Yellow and Yellow green
American Hornbeam leaf color: Green and Light Green
Protea flower color: Not Available
Protea leaf color: Not Available

Care of American Hornbeam and Protea

Care of American Hornbeam and Protea include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. American Hornbeam pruning is done Requires very little pruning and Protea pruning is done Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer American Hornbeam 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.