Black Wattle

Palo Verde

About Black Wattle and Palo Verde

Black Wattle

Palo Verde

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Tree

1.3 Origin

Southern Africa, South Africa

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Acacia aulacocarpa, Papuan wattle, Red wattle

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

16NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Valley, wooded grassland

Upland soils

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-128-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-8

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

910.00 cm760.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

910.00 cm760.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Lemon yellow

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan, Chocolate

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Small elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

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, Summer

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Keep the Soil well drained, Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Water Deeply

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

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply N-P-K

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

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

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Pollen

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin and hair

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

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

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Abdominal Disease, Anthelmintic, Back pain, Chest pain, Colic, Cough, Diarrhea, Digestive disorders, Dysentry, Emetic, Febrifuge, Liver problems, Sore Eyes, Stomachic, Tonic, tonic in pregnancy, Tooth ache, Treat Parasitic Intestinal Worms, Treating fever, tuberculosis, Upset stomach, Wounds

Antibacterial, Antiseptic, Emetic, Headache, Laxative, Stomach pain, Sunburn, Wounds

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Seeds, Stem, Tree trunks

Flowers, Seeds, Wood

6.2.3 Other Uses

Gum, Used as fuel, Wood is used for making furniture

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

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

Shade Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PELTOPHORUM africanum

PARKINSONIA 'Desert Museum'

7.2 Common Name

Black Wattle, Weeping Wattle

Desert Museum Palo Verde, Palo Verde

7.2.1 In Hindi

Black Wattle Tree

Palo Verde

7.2.2 In German

Schwarz Akazie Baum

Palo Verde

7.2.3 In French

Noir Arbre Wattle

Palo Verde

7.2.4 In Spanish

Negro del árbol del zarzo

Palo Verde

7.2.5 In Greek

Μαύρο Wattle Δέντρο

Palo verde

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Árvore da acácia negra

Palo Verde

7.2.7 In Polish

Czarne Drzewo akacji

Palo Verde

7.2.8 In Latin

Niger Wattle ligno

Palo Viride

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Rosopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Gentianales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Peltophorum

Parkinsonia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Caesalpinieae

8.9 Subfamily

Caesalpinioideae

Caesalpiniaceae

8.10 Number of Species

15NA

1 27800

Properties of Black Wattle and Palo Verde

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

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Season and Care of Black Wattle and Palo Verde

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

Black Wattle and Palo Verde Physical Information

Black Wattle and Palo Verde physical information is very important for comparison. Black Wattle height is 910.00 cm and width 910.00 cm whereas Palo Verde height is 760.00 cm and width 760.00 cm. The color specification of Black Wattle and Palo Verde are as follows:

Black Wattle flower color: Light Yellow and Lemon yellow
Black Wattle leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Palo Verde flower color: Yellow
Palo Verde leaf color: Green

Care of Black Wattle and Palo Verde

Care of Black Wattle and Palo Verde include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Black Wattle pruning is done Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Palo Verde pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Black Wattle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Palo Verde needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.