Baobab

Creeping Juniper

About Baobab and Creeping Juniper

Baobab

Creeping Juniper

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Middle Africa, Southern Africa, Madagascar

North America

1.4 Types

African Baobab, Grandidier’s Baobab, Boab

Bar Harbour, Andorra Compacta, Blue Forest, Blue Chip, Douglasii, Blue Rug, Glauca, Gold Carpet, Icee Blue, Gold Carpet, J.J. Hughes, Marcellus

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

811

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Dry and Young forest Heaths, Wild

Fields, Pastures, Upland soils

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-144-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 23, 24

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Mat-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1,830.00 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

1,520.00 cm120.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Ivory

Pink, White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Gray, Purple

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Purple, Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Scale-like imbricate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Hardwood Cuttings, Semi-hardwood cuttings, Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not water frequently, Does not require lot of watering

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular 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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove branches

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Caterpillars

Tip blight, Twig blight

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

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

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Birds

Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Wildlife

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Decorating walls, Ground Cover, slopes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

anti-allergy, Asthma, Skin irritation

Diaphoretic, Febrifuge, Kidney problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Incense

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical

Container, Edging, Groundcover, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ADANSONIA digitata

JUNIPERUS horizontalis

7.2 Common Name

Baobab, Dead Rat Tree

Creeping Juniper, Horizontal Juniper

7.2.1 In Hindi

Baobab

Creeping Juniper

7.2.2 In German

Affenbrotbaum

Kriech-Wacholder

7.2.3 In French

Baobab

Genévrier rampant

7.2.4 In Spanish

Baobab

Creeping Juniper

7.2.5 In Greek

Baobab

Creeping Juniper

7.2.6 In Portuguese

baobá

Creeping Juniper

7.2.7 In Polish

Baobab

Jałowiec płożący

7.2.8 In Latin

Baobab

Creeping Juniper

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Coniferophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Pinopsida

8.4 Order

Malvales

Pinales

8.5 Family

Bombacaceae

Cupressaceae

8.6 Genus

Adansonia

Juniperus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Bombacoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

8NA

1 27800

Properties of Baobab and Creeping Juniper

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

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Season and Care of Baobab and Creeping Juniper

Season and care of Baobab and Creeping Juniper is important to know. While considering everything about Baobab and Creeping Juniper Care, growing season is an essential factor. Baobab season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Creeping Juniper season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Baobab is Loam, Sand and for Creeping Juniper is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Baobab is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Creeping Juniper is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Baobab and Creeping Juniper Physical Information

Baobab and Creeping Juniper physical information is very important for comparison. Baobab height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,520.00 cm whereas Creeping Juniper height is 30.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Baobab and Creeping Juniper are as follows:

Baobab flower color: White and Ivory
Baobab leaf color: Green
Creeping Juniper flower color: Pink and White
Creeping Juniper leaf color: Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green and Yellow green

Care of Baobab and Creeping Juniper

Care of Baobab and Creeping Juniper include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Baobab pruning is done Remove branches and Creeping Juniper pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Baobab needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Creeping Juniper needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.