Bittersweet

Wood Apple

About Bittersweet and Wood Apple

Bittersweet

Wood Apple

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vines

Fruits, Trees

1.3 Origin

Africa, South America, Southeast Asia

Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya

1.4 Types

Oriental Bittersweet, American Bittersweet

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

All sorts of environments

Dry areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-12

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

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1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

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2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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3,050.00 cm

Rank: 4 (Overall)▶

800.00 cm

Rank: 47 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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1,520.00 cm

Rank: 10 (Overall)▶

900.00 cm

Rank: 24 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Green, Light Yellow, Yellow green

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

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2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Yellow, Red

Greyish Brown, Light Green, Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Round with toothed margin

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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24% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Autumn

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Rich

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Winter

Late Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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34% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Pollution, Drought, Salt

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not water frequently

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, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Rich

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove dead branches

Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Does not require fertilizer once established

for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Leaf rust, Thripes

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4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Sun

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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84% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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14% Vine Plants Garden Plants have it !

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95% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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43% Vine Plants Garden Plants have it !

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61% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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14% Vine Plants Garden Plants have it !

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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No Vine Plants Garden Plants has it !

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Vine Plants Garden Plants has it !

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14% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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29% Vine Plants Garden Plants have it !

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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14% Vine Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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33% Vine Plants Garden Plants have it !

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1% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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29% Vine Plants Garden Plants have it !

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49% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Fruit Bats, Hummingbirds, Not Available

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Chest Pain, Inflammation, Skin rash, Vomiting

Gastric

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bouquets

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

For treating wrinkles, Skin cleanser

Good Cleanser

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Food for birds, Suppresses or replaces native plants

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6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antibacterial, antimicrobial, Antispasmodic

Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, scurvy, Snakebite

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Seeds

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Application in Handicrafts, Used as a nemiticide, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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14% Vine Plants Garden Plants have it !

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18% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Vine Plants Garden Plants have it !

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Edible, Fruit Tree

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Celastrus orbiculatus

Limonia acidissima

7.2 Common Name

Oriental bittersweet, Asian bittersweet

Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit

7.2.1 In Hindi

Asian bittersweet

कबिट

7.2.2 In German

Rundblättriger Baumwürger

Indischer Holzapfel

7.2.3 In French

Asian bittersweet

Kawista

7.2.4 In Spanish

Asian bittersweet

Kawista

7.2.5 In Greek

Asian bittersweet

γλυκό ασβέστη

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Asian bittersweet

Limonia

7.2.7 In Polish

Dławisz okrągłolistny

Feronia słoniowa

7.2.8 In Latin

Asian bittersweet

dulcis ad cinerem

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Celastrales

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Celastraceae

Rutaceae

8.6 Genus

Celastrus

Limonia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Citreae

8.9 Subfamily

Celastroideae

Aurantioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Bittersweet and Wood Apple

Wondering what are the properties of Bittersweet and Wood Apple? We provide you with everything About Bittersweet and Wood Apple. Bittersweet doesn't have thorns and Wood Apple doesn't have thorns. Also Bittersweet does not have fragrant flowers. Bittersweet has allergic reactions like Chest Pain, Inflammation, Skin rash and Vomiting and Wood Apple has allergic reactions like Chest Pain, Inflammation, Skin rash and Vomiting. 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 Bittersweet and Wood Apple and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bittersweet and Wood Apple

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

Bittersweet and Wood Apple Physical Information

Bittersweet and Wood Apple physical information is very important for comparison. Bittersweet height is 3,050.00 cm and width 1,520.00 cm whereas Wood Apple height is 800.00 cm and width 900.00 cm. The color specification of Bittersweet and Wood Apple are as follows:

Bittersweet flower color: Light Green, Light Yellow and Yellow green
Bittersweet leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Wood Apple flower color: White
Wood Apple leaf color: Green

Care of Bittersweet and Wood Apple

Care of Bittersweet and Wood Apple include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bittersweet pruning is done Remove dead branches and Wood Apple pruning is done Prune after harvesting and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Bittersweet needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Wood Apple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.