Bamboo

Spindle Tree

About Bamboo and Spindle Tree

Bamboo

Spindle Tree

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Grass

Shrub

Origin

China, Japan

Europe, Western Asia

Types

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

Euonymus fortunei, Euonymus alatus, Euonymus europaeus

Number of Varieties

150020

0 40000

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Habitat

Warmer regions

Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-94-7

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

7-1

Sunset Zone

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

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

Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm370.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm900.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier

Fruit Color

Green, Pink, Red

Pink, Purple, Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Red

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Lanceolate to elliptical

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Cuttings, 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

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

organic fertlizers

Pests and Diseases

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

Powdery mildew, Vine weevils

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

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

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

Mild Allergen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Alterative, Laxative, Purgative, Tonic

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem

Bark, Seeds, Wood

Other Uses

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

Edible yellow dye is obtained, Used as essential oil, Yields a volatile oil that is used in soap making

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Hedges, Mixed Border

Hedges, Screening, Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BAMBUSA

EUONYMUS europaeus 'Aldenhamensis'

Common Name

Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

Spindle Tree, Common Spindle, European Spindle

In Hindi

Bānsa

Spindle Tree

In German

Bambus

Spindelbaum

In French

Bambou

Spindle Arbre

In Spanish

Bambú

Árbol del husillo

In Greek

μπαμπού

ατράκτου Δέντρο

In Portuguese

bambu

Árvore spindle

In Polish

Bambus

Wrzeciono Drzewo

In Latin

Bamboo

Ligno colos

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Poales

Celastrales

Family

Poaceae

Celastraceae

Genus

Acidosasa

Euonymus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Bambuseae

Euonymeae

Subfamily

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

Celastroideae

Number of Species

1400150

1 27800

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Properties of Bamboo and Spindle Tree

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

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Season and Care of Bamboo and Spindle Tree

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

Bamboo and Spindle Tree Physical Information

Bamboo and Spindle Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Bamboo height is 30.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Spindle Tree height is 370.00 cm and width 900.00 cm. The color specification of Bamboo and Spindle Tree are as follows:

Bamboo flower color:
Bamboo leaf color: Dark Green
Spindle Tree flower color: Yellow green
Spindle Tree leaf color: Green

Care of Bamboo and Spindle Tree

Care of Bamboo and Spindle Tree 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 Spindle Tree 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 Spindle Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.