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Bread Tree
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About Bread Tree and Giant Timber Bamboo

What is

Life Span

Biennial
Perennial

Type

Palm or Cycad
Grass

Origin

South Africa
China

Types

Alexandria cycad, Encephalartos caffer, Encephalartos concinnus
Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

Number of Varieties

661500
0 40000
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Habitat

Riverbanks, Rocky areas, Scrubs
Subtropical climates, Wet Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-128-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-8
12 - 8

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

290.00 cm1,000.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

240.00 cm10.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
-

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green
Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Pinnate
Acicular

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Slow
Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Average

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer
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Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs very little water
Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant
-

Flower Petal Number

-
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Bold
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds
Deers, Rabbits, Rats, Squirrels

Allergy

-
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Inflammation, Throat itching

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Shadow Tree, Windbreak
Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Leaves, Stem

Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ENCEPHALARTOS altensteinii
BAMBUSA oldhamii

Common Name

Bread Tree, Prickly Cycad
Clumping Bamboo, Giant Timber Bamboo, Oldham's Bamboo

In Hindi

Bread Tree
Bānsa

In German

Brotbaum
Bambus

In French

Bread Arbre
Bambou

In Spanish

Árbol del pan
Bambú

In Greek

ψωμί Δέντρο
μπαμπού

In Portuguese

Árvore de pão
bambu

In Polish

chleb Drzewo
Bambus

In Latin

panis ligno
Bamboo

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Equisetopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Cycadales
Poales

Family

Cycadaceae
Poaceae

Genus

Encephalartos
Bambusa

Clade

-
-

Tribe

-
Bambuseae

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

6691
1 27800
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Properties of Bread Tree and Giant Timber Bamboo

Wondering what are the properties of Bread Tree and Giant Timber Bamboo? We provide you with everything About Bread Tree and Giant Timber Bamboo. Bread Tree has thorns and Giant Timber Bamboo doesn't have thorns. Also Bread Tree does not have fragrant flowers. Bread Tree has allergic reactions like and Giant Timber Bamboo has allergic reactions like . 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 Bread Tree and Giant Timber Bamboo and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Bread Tree and Giant Timber Bamboo

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

Bread Tree and Giant Timber Bamboo Physical Information

Bread Tree and Giant Timber Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Bread Tree height is 290.00 cm and width 240.00 cm whereas Giant Timber Bamboo height is 1,000.00 cm and width 10.00 cm. The color specification of Bread Tree and Giant Timber Bamboo are as follows:

  • Bread Tree flower color:

  • Bread Tree leaf color: Green and Dark Green

  • Giant Timber Bamboo flower color:

  • Giant Timber Bamboo leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Bread Tree and Giant Timber Bamboo

Care of Bread Tree and Giant Timber Bamboo include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bread Tree pruning is done Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Giant Timber Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves. In summer Bread Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Giant Timber Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.