Black Maple

Bottle Gourd

About Black Maple and Bottle Gourd

Black Maple

Bottle Gourd

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Biennials

Type

Tree

Vegetable

Origin

Northeastern United States, North-Central United States

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

Types

Sugar Maple, Norway Maple, Red Maple

Lagenaria siceraria

Number of Varieties

152

0 40000

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Habitat

bottomlands, Forests, Moist Soils

Moist Soils, Tropical Climate

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-85-7

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-3

12-1

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 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

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

3,779.52 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

1,219.20 cm90.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green, Chartreuse

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Brown

Yellow, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Red, Orange

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Toothed

Palmate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Requires watering in the growing season, water on alternate days

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove branches that rub together, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

High potassium diluted feed of 5-10-5, Nitrogen, Potassium

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Army-worms, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Leaf rust, Red spider mite, Striped cucumber beetles

Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Birds

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

Allergy

Pollen

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Decorating walls, Ornamental use

Beauty Benefits

Anti-ageing, Making cosmetics

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree, Wildlife

Food for animals, Insect Repellent

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Tonic

Anti-fungal, Blood disorders, Culinary Usage, Diabetes, Gastrointestinal disorders, Laxative, Nutritive, Weight loss

Part of Plant Used

Sap, Tree trunks

Fruits

Other Uses

Edible syrup, Used as Ornamental plant

Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent, Used in making musical instruments

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Shade Trees, Street Trees

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ACER nigrum

Lagenaria siceraria

Common Name

Black Maple

calabash, bottle gourd, white-flowered gourd, opo squash

In Hindi

Black Maple Tree

लौकी

In German

Schwarz Ahorn

Flaschenkürbis

In French

Noir Érable

Lagenaria siceraria

In Spanish

Negro del árbol de arce

Lagenaria siceraria

In Greek

Μαύρο Maple Tree

Τσότρα

In Portuguese

Árvore de bordo preto

Cabaça

In Polish

Czarny klon

Tykwa pospolita

In Latin

White Acer ligno

utrem cucurbita

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Cucurbitales

Family

Aceraceae

Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Acer

Coccinia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Areceae

Subfamily

Hippocastanoideae

Papilionoideae

Number of Species

1027

1 27800

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Properties of Black Maple and Bottle Gourd

Wondering what are the properties of Black Maple and Bottle Gourd? We provide you with everything About Black Maple and Bottle Gourd. Black Maple doesn't have thorns and Bottle Gourd doesn't have thorns. Also Black Maple does not have fragrant flowers. Black Maple has allergic reactions like Pollen and Bottle Gourd has allergic reactions like Pollen. 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 Black Maple and Bottle Gourd and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Black Maple and Bottle Gourd

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

Black Maple and Bottle Gourd Physical Information

Black Maple and Bottle Gourd physical information is very important for comparison. Black Maple height is 3,779.52 cm and width 1,219.20 cm whereas Bottle Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Black Maple and Bottle Gourd are as follows:

Black Maple flower color: Yellow green and Chartreuse
Black Maple leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Bottle Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Bottle Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green

Care of Black Maple and Bottle Gourd

Care of Black Maple and Bottle Gourd include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Black Maple pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Bottle Gourd pruning is done Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove branches that rub together and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Black Maple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bottle Gourd needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.