About Bread Tree

What is

Life Span

Biennial

Type

Palm or Cycad

Origin

South Africa

Types

Alexandria cycad, Encephalartos caffer, Encephalartos concinnus

Number of Varieties

Rank: 66 (Overall)

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Habitat

Riverbanks, Rocky areas, Scrubs

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-12

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AHS Heat Zone

12-8

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

290.00 cm

Rank: 73 (Overall)

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Minimum Width

240.00 cm

Rank: 64 (Overall)

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Thorns

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35% - Palm Garden Plants have it !

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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17% - Palm Garden Plants

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs very little water

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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86% - Palm Garden Plants have it !

Edible Fruit

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21% - Palm Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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38% - Palm Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

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5% - Palm Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

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2% - Palm Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No - Palm Garden Plants has it !

Showy Foliage

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95% - Palm Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

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30% - Palm Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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5% - Palm Garden Plants

Invasive

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No - Palm Garden Plants has it !

Self-Sowing

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64% - Palm Garden Plants

Attracts

Birds

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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74% - Palm Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Shadow Tree, Windbreak

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

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29% - Palm Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Palm Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ENCEPHALARTOS altensteinii

Common Name

Bread Tree, Prickly Cycad

In Hindi

Bread Tree

In German

Brotbaum

In French

Bread Arbre

In Spanish

Árbol del pan

In Greek

ψωμί Δέντρο

In Portuguese

Árvore de pão

In Polish

chleb Drzewo

In Latin

panis ligno

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Equisetopsida

Order

Cycadales

Family

Cycadaceae

Genus

Encephalartos

Clade

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

Rank: 100 (Overall)

1 27800

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Properties of Bread Tree

Want to know the properties of Bread Tree? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Bread Tree is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Bread Tree Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use:

Part of plant used: Leaves, Seeds and Stem

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Bread Tree Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Bread Tree. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Bread Tree physical information is as follows: 290.00 cm tall and 240.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Pinnate. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color:

Leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Bread Tree

Taking Bread Tree Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Bread Tree include pruning, which should be done Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade for its proper growth.

Season and care of Bread Tree

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Bread Tree is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Biennial plant. Bread Tree is a very important plant from Palm. There are 66 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Alexandria cycad, Encephalartos caffer, Encephalartos concinnus. This plant's habitat is Riverbanks, Rocky areas and Scrubs and it comes in the hardiness zone 9-12. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.