Bamboo

Cashew

About Bamboo and Cashew

Bamboo

Cashew

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Grass

Tree

Origin

China, Japan

Mexico, Central America, South America

Types

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

Number of Varieties

150030

0 40000

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Habitat

Warmer regions

Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-910-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-5

Sunset Zone

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm610.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm610.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Green, Yellow green, Light Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Pink, Red

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Elliptic

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

Do Not over Water, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water when soil is dry

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Pruning

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Allergy

Cyanide poisoning

Gastric, Kidney Stone

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems

Nutrients, Stomach aliments, Treatment of ulcers, Weight loss

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem

Fruits, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry

Economic Purpose, Used As Food, Used in making beverages

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Hedges, Mixed Border

Edible, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BAMBUSA

ANACARDIUM occidentale

Common Name

Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

Acajou, Cashew

In Hindi

Bānsa

काजू के पेड़

In German

Bambus

Cashew Baum

In French

Bambou

Anacardier

In Spanish

Bambú

árbol de anacardo

In Greek

μπαμπού

δέντρο κάσιους

In Portuguese

bambu

cajueiro

In Polish

Bambus

drzewo nerkowca

In Latin

Bamboo

cashew ligno

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Poales

Sapindales

Family

Poaceae

Anacardiaceae

Genus

Acidosasa

Anacardium

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Bambuseae

Subfamily

Arthrostylidiinae, Arundinariinae, Bambusinae, Chusqueinae, Guaduinae, Melocanninae, Nastinae, Racemobambodinae, Shibataeinae

Anacardium occidentale, Mangifera indica 'Champagne', Pachycormus discolor, Pistacia chinensis

Number of Species

1400600

1 27800

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Properties of Bamboo and Cashew

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

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Season and Care of Bamboo and Cashew

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

Bamboo and Cashew Physical Information

Bamboo and Cashew physical information is very important for comparison. Bamboo height is 30.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Cashew height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Bamboo and Cashew are as follows:

Bamboo flower color:
Bamboo leaf color: Dark Green
Cashew flower color: Green, Yellow green and Light Green
Cashew leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Bamboo and Cashew

Care of Bamboo and Cashew include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves and Cashew pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Cashew needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.