Baobab

Ram's Horn

About Baobab and Ram's Horn

Baobab

Ram's Horn

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Tree

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Middle Africa, Southern Africa, Madagascar

South-Central United States, Southwestern United States, Texas

1.4 Types

African Baobab, Grandidier’s Baobab, Boab

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

8NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Dry and Young forest Heaths, Wild

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-149-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

12 - 4

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 23, 24

H1, H2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1,830.00 cm30.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

1,520.00 cm61.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Ivory

White, Orange, Lavender, Plum

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Brown, Chocolate

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Lobed

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Slow

Fast

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

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not water frequently, Does not require lot of watering

Do not water excessively

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

Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam, Moist, Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Loam, Moist, Sandy

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

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

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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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

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making black dye

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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

Container, Hanging Basket

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ADANSONIA digitata

PROBOSCIDEA louisianica

7.2 Common Name

Baobab, Dead Rat Tree

Ram's Horn

7.2.1 In Hindi

Baobab

Proboscidea louisianica

7.2.2 In German

Affenbrotbaum

Proboscidea louisianica

7.2.3 In French

Baobab

PROBOSCIDEA louisianica

7.2.4 In Spanish

Baobab

louisianica PROBOSCIDEA

7.2.5 In Greek

Baobab

proboscidea louisianica

7.2.6 In Portuguese

baobá

proboscidea louisianica

7.2.7 In Polish

Baobab

Proboscidea louisianica

7.2.8 In Latin

Baobab

proboscidea louisianica

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Malvales

Scrophulariales

8.5 Family

Bombacaceae

Pedaliaceae

8.6 Genus

Adansonia

Proboscidea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Bombacoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

1 27800

Properties of Baobab and Ram's Horn

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

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Season and Care of Baobab and Ram's Horn

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

Baobab and Ram's Horn Physical Information

Baobab and Ram's Horn physical information is very important for comparison. Baobab height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,520.00 cm whereas Ram's Horn height is 30.50 cm and width 61.00 cm. The color specification of Baobab and Ram's Horn are as follows:

Baobab flower color: White and Ivory
Baobab leaf color: Green
Ram's Horn flower color: White, Orange, Lavender and Plum
Ram's Horn leaf color: Green

Care of Baobab and Ram's Horn

Care of Baobab and Ram's Horn include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Baobab pruning is done Remove branches and Ram's Horn 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 Ram's Horn needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.