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About Wedding Cake Tree and Bamboo


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Grass  
Tree  

Origin
China, Japan  
India, Nepal, China, Japan, Korea  

Types
Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii  
Cornus controversa  

Number of Varieties
1500  
12
1  

Habitat
Warmer regions  
Woodland Garden Canopy  

USDA Hardiness Zone
6-9  
5-8  

AHS Heat Zone
-  
8-1  

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

Habit
Clump-Forming  
Upright/Erect  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
30.00 cm  
99+
1,070.00 cm  
38

Minimum Width
60.00 cm  
99+
610.00 cm  
34

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
-  
White, Ivory  

Flower Color Modifier
-  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Green, Pink, Red  
Burgundy, Dark Blue, Black  

Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green  
Green, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green  
Light Yellow, Burgundy, Dark Red  

Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Long Linear  
Ovate  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
-  
Spring, Summer, Fall  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
Very Fast  
Fast  

Type of Soil
Loam  
Clay, Loam  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Drainage
Average  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
-  
Late Spring, Early Summer  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Wet Site, Drought  
-  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting  
Grafting, Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

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

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Type
Loam  
Clay, Loam  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Average  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

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

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
No fertilizers needed  

Pests and Diseases
Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot  
Bacterial leaf spot, Canker, Powdery mildew  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
No  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
-  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
Yes  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
-  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
No  
Yes  

Showy Bark
No  
-  

Foliage Texture
Coarse  
Coarse  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Matte  

Evergreen
Yes  
No  

Invasive
Yes  
No  

Self-Sowing
No  
No  

Attracts
-  
Birds  

Allergy
Cyanide poisoning  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes  
Used in parkland  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems  
Antiphlogistic  

Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Stem  
Fruits, Leaves  

Other Uses
Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry  
Oil used in the lubricating and soap industry  

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Hedges, Mixed Border  
Shade Trees, Street Trees  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
BAMBUSA  
CORNUS controversa  

Common Name
Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo  
Giant Dogwood, Wedding Cake Tree  

In Hindi
Bānsa  
Wedding Cake Tree  

In German
Bambus  
Hochzeitstorte Baum  

In French
Bambou  
Gâteau de mariage Arbre  

In Spanish
Bambú  
Pastel de bodas del árbol  

In Greek
μπαμπού  
Γαμήλια τούρτα Δέντρο  

In Portuguese
bambu  
Árvore do bolo de casamento  

In Polish
Bambus  
Wedding Cake Drzewo  

In Latin
Bamboo  
MUSTACEUM ligno  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Liliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Poales  
Cornales  

Family
Poaceae  
Cornaceae  

Genus
Acidosasa  
Cornus  

Clade
-  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  

Tribe
Bambuseae  
-  

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

Number of Species
1400  
19
3  

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Properties of Bamboo and Wedding Cake Tree

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

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Season and Care of Bamboo and Wedding Cake Tree

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

Bamboo and Wedding Cake Tree Physical Information

Bamboo and Wedding Cake Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Bamboo height is 30.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Wedding Cake Tree height is 1,070.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Bamboo and Wedding Cake Tree are as follows:

Care of Bamboo and Wedding Cake Tree

Care of Bamboo and Wedding Cake 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 Wedding Cake Tree pruning is done . In summer Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Wedding Cake Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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