Boston Ivy

Wood Apple

About Boston Ivy and Wood Apple

Boston Ivy

Wood Apple

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vines

Fruits, Trees

1.3 Origin

United States, Mexico

Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Deciduous forests

Dry areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-10

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

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1.8 Sunset Zone

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

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1.9 Habit

Vine/Liana

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2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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10.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

800.00 cm

Rank: 47 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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15.20 cm

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900.00 cm

Rank: 24 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Ivory

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

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2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Greyish Brown, Light Green, Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown, Burgundy

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown, Burgundy

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown, Burgundy

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Maple shaped

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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24% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Not Available

Autumn

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, 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

Summer

Late Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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34% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Root Division, Stem Cutting

Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the Soil well drained

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

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Well drained

Rich

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut off the flower stalks at the base of the plant, Prune after flowering

Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer, High phosphorus

for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Alternaria Leaf Spot, Blight, Leaf curl

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4.10 Plant Tolerance

Heat Tolerance, Shade areas

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

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80% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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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9% Ornamental 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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50% Ornamental Plants Garden Plants have it !

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61% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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8% Ornamental Plants Garden Plants have it !

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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10% Ornamental Plants Garden Plants have it !

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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9% Ornamental Plants Garden Plants have it !

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14% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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48% Ornamental Plants Garden Plants have it !

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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9% Ornamental Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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3% Ornamental Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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4% Ornamental Plants Garden Plants have it !

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1% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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45% Ornamental Plants Garden Plants have it !

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49% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Flea beetles, Insects

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5.12 Allergy

Skin irritation

Gastric

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Decorating walls, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Acne, Anti-ageing, Good Cleanser

Good Cleanser

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Very little waste

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6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Vines

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Basketary, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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64% Ornamental 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 Fruits Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Vegetable

Edible, Fruit Tree

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Parthenocissus tricuspidata

Limonia acidissima

7.2 Common Name

Boston Ivy, Japanese creeper, Grape ivy, Japanese ivy, Woodbine

Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit

7.2.1 In Hindi

Boston Ivy

कबिट

7.2.2 In German

Dreispitzige Jungfernrebe, Wilder Wein

Indischer Holzapfel

7.2.3 In French

Winobluszcz trójklapowy

Kawista

7.2.4 In Spanish

Boston Ivy

Kawista

7.2.5 In Greek

Boston Ivy

γλυκό ασβέστη

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Boston Ivy

Limonia

7.2.7 In Polish

Boston Ivy

Feronia słoniowa

7.2.8 In Latin

Boston Ivy

dulcis ad cinerem

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Vitales

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Vitaceae

Rutaceae

8.6 Genus

Parthenocissus

Limonia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Citreae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Aurantioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Boston Ivy and Wood Apple

Wondering what are the properties of Boston Ivy and Wood Apple? We provide you with everything About Boston Ivy and Wood Apple. Boston Ivy doesn't have thorns and Wood Apple doesn't have thorns. Also Boston Ivy does not have fragrant flowers. Boston Ivy has allergic reactions like Skin irritation and Wood Apple has allergic reactions like 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 Boston Ivy and Wood Apple and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Boston Ivy and Wood Apple

Season and care of Boston Ivy and Wood Apple is important to know. While considering everything about Boston Ivy and Wood Apple Care, growing season is an essential factor. Boston Ivy season is Not Available and Wood Apple season is Not Available. The type of soil for Boston Ivy is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Wood Apple is Rich while the PH of soil for Boston Ivy is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Wood Apple is Acidic, Neutral.

Boston Ivy and Wood Apple Physical Information

Boston Ivy and Wood Apple physical information is very important for comparison. Boston Ivy height is 10.00 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Wood Apple height is 800.00 cm and width 900.00 cm. The color specification of Boston Ivy and Wood Apple are as follows:

Boston Ivy flower color: Ivory
Boston Ivy leaf color: Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown and Burgundy
Wood Apple flower color: White
Wood Apple leaf color: Green

Care of Boston Ivy and Wood Apple

Care of Boston Ivy and Wood Apple include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Boston Ivy pruning is done Cut off the flower stalks at the base of the plant and Prune after flowering and Wood Apple pruning is done Prune after harvesting and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Boston Ivy 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.