1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Palm or Cycad
Flowering Plants, Fruits, Trees
1.3 Origin
South Africa
Central America, Europe, North America
1.4 Types
Alexandria cycad, Encephalartos caffer, Encephalartos concinnus
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Riverbanks, Rocky areas, Scrubs
Hedge, Scrubs, Woods
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Not Available
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
290.00 cm25.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
240.00 cm20.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Brown, Green, Light Yellow
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Fall, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Medium
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Prune when plant is dormant, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Curculio occidentis, Japanese Beetles, Leaf Rollers, Leafminer, Mites, Red blotch, sawflies, Scale, Stink bugs
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Birds, Not Available
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Digestive Problems, Respiratory problems
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Beautiful Skin
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Shadow Tree, Windbreak
Food for birds
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Anthelmintic, Antibacterial, Astringent, Hypnotic, Laxative, Refrigerant
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Fruits
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Edible syrup, Jam, Jelly, Used As Food
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical
Not Available
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ENCEPHALARTOS altensteinii
Malus sylvestris
7.2 Common Name
Bread Tree, Prickly Cycad
European crab apple
7.2.1 In Hindi
Bread Tree
european crab apple
7.2.2 In German
Brotbaum
Der Holzapfel, Europäischer Wildapfel
7.2.3 In French
Bread Arbre
Le Boquettier, le Pommier sauvage ou Pommier des bois
7.2.4 In Spanish
Árbol del pan
Malus sylvestris, el Manzano silvestre, manzano silvestre europeo
7.2.5 In Greek
ψωμί Δέντρο
Ευρωπαϊκή μήλο καβουριών
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Árvore de pão
Malus sylvestris
7.2.7 In Polish
chleb Drzewo
Jabłoń dzika
7.2.8 In Latin
panis ligno
european crab apple
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Equisetopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species