Bilimbi

Thornless Honeylocust

About Bilimbi and Thornless Honeylocust

Bilimbi

Thornless Honeylocust

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Herbs

Tree

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Northeastern United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada

1.4 Types

Not Available

Tree

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

2NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

moist forests, Mountains

Hills, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-93-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-2

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

38.10 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

25.40 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple, Pink, Lavender

Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Red, Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Light Green, Chartreuse, Dark Green, Yellow green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Light Yellow

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Oblong or Lanceolate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Summer

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs very little water

Medium

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

cut main trunk every 5 years, Prune after flowering, Prune central stem, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 5-10-5 amounts, Compost

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Nematodes, Red blotch, Trunk Rot

Red blotch

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

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Leaf Hoppers

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Itchiness, Not Available, Sore Throat

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Anti-ageing, Good Cleanser, Remove blemishes, Removes pimples

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, soil stabilisation

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Cough, Haemorrhages, Laxative, Obesity, Tonic

Antiseptic, cathartic, Cough, Indigestion

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves

Leaves, Seeds, Wood

6.2.3 Other Uses

Added to salads, Can be boiled and seasoned, pickled, Culinary use

Animal Feed, Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making wood alcohol, Wood is used in construction

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Averrhoa bilimbi

GLEDITSIA triacanthos f. inermis

7.2 Common Name

Bilimbi, Mimbro

Thornless Honeylocust

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bilimbi

thornless honeylocust

7.2.2 In German

bilimbi

thornless honeylocust

7.2.3 In French

bilimbi

thornless Honeylocust

7.2.4 In Spanish

bilimbi

honeylocust sin espinas

7.2.5 In Greek

bilimbi

thornless honeylocust

7.2.6 In Portuguese

bilimbi

honeylocust thornless

7.2.7 In Polish

bilimbi

thornless honeylocust

7.2.8 In Latin

Rondo Beardtongue

thornless honeylocust

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Oxalidales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Oxalidaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Averrhoa

Gleditsia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

12NA

1 27800

Properties of Bilimbi and Thornless Honeylocust

Wondering what are the properties of Bilimbi and Thornless Honeylocust? We provide you with everything About Bilimbi and Thornless Honeylocust. Bilimbi doesn't have thorns and Thornless Honeylocust doesn't have thorns. Also Bilimbi does not have fragrant flowers. Bilimbi has allergic reactions like Itchiness, Not Available and Sore Throat and Thornless Honeylocust has allergic reactions like Itchiness, Not Available and Sore Throat. 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 Bilimbi and Thornless Honeylocust and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bilimbi and Thornless Honeylocust

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

Bilimbi and Thornless Honeylocust Physical Information

Bilimbi and Thornless Honeylocust physical information is very important for comparison. Bilimbi height is 38.10 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Thornless Honeylocust height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Bilimbi and Thornless Honeylocust are as follows:

Bilimbi flower color: Purple, Pink and Lavender
Bilimbi leaf color: Green
Thornless Honeylocust flower color: Yellow green
Thornless Honeylocust leaf color: Light Green

Care of Bilimbi and Thornless Honeylocust

Care of Bilimbi and Thornless Honeylocust include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bilimbi pruning is done cut main trunk every 5 years, Prune after flowering, Prune central stem, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Thornless Honeylocust pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Bilimbi needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Thornless Honeylocust needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.