Blackwood

Babaco

About Blackwood and Babaco

Blackwood

Babaco

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Tree

Fruit, Shrub

Origin

Australia

South America

Types

V. × heilbornii

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Fertile bottom land, moist forests, Moist Soils, Moist woods, Roadsides, Sandy areas, tropical environments, Tropical rainforest, Tropical regions, Wet lands

Mediterranean region, Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-119-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-10

11-9

Sunset Zone

8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

300.00 cm180.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

300.00 cm150.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Yellow

Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Green, Light Yellow, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Palmate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Vegetative Reproduction

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove shoots

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

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

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Allergy

Asthma, Eye irritation, Respiratory problems, Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Shadow Tree

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Digestive disorders

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Tree trunks

Fruits

Other Uses

Application in Furniture, Constructing Boats, Used in Furniture, Wood is used fore making tools

Used in making champagne

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Container, Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ACACIA melanoxylon

VASCONCELLEA x heilbornii

Common Name

Australian Blackwood, Blackwood

Babaco, Mountain Papaya

In Hindi

काली लकड़ी

Babaco

In German

Schwarzes Holz

Babaco

In French

Bois noir

Babaco

In Spanish

Blackwood

Babaco

In Greek

Μαυρο ξυλο

Babaco

In Portuguese

Madeira preta

Babaco

In Polish

Czarne drewno

Babaco

In Latin

Press

Babaco

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Brassicales

Family

Fabaceae

Caricaceae

Genus

Acacia

Vasconcellea

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Acacieae

Subfamily

Number of Species

11001

1 27800

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Properties of Blackwood and Babaco

Wondering what are the properties of Blackwood and Babaco? We provide you with everything About Blackwood and Babaco. Blackwood doesn't have thorns and Babaco doesn't have thorns. Also Blackwood does not have fragrant flowers. Blackwood has allergic reactions like Asthma, Eye irritation, Respiratory problems and Skin irritation and Babaco has allergic reactions like Asthma, Eye irritation, Respiratory problems and Skin irritation. 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 Blackwood and Babaco and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Blackwood and Babaco

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

Blackwood and Babaco Physical Information

Blackwood and Babaco physical information is very important for comparison. Blackwood height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Babaco height is 180.00 cm and width 150.00 cm. The color specification of Blackwood and Babaco are as follows:

Blackwood flower color: Light Yellow
Blackwood leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Babaco flower color: Yellow green
Babaco leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Blackwood and Babaco

Care of Blackwood and Babaco include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Blackwood pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Babaco pruning is done Remove shoots. In summer Blackwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Babaco needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.