Buddha's Hand

Kukui

About Buddha's Hand and Kukui

Buddha's Hand

Kukui

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruit

Tree

1.3 Origin

Southern Asia, India, Melanesia, Australia

Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Well Drained

Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-1110-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H2, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

370.00 cm1,370.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

300.00 cm1,520.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Purple

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green, Gray Green, Gray

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green, Gray Green, Gray

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Maple shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Winter, Late Winter, Indeterminate

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site, Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Cuttings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the Soil well drained, Requires watering in the growing season

Water daily during growing season

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Moderate

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Less Watering

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Less Watering

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune in spring, Remove branches, Remove branches that rub together, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring, fertilize in summer, organic fertlizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Insects

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Nausea, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Cottage Garden

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

For treating wrinkles, Moisturizing, used as a dye

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Shadow Tree

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Respiratory Disorders, Soothing and relieving pain

Cramps, Dermatitis

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits

Bark, Fruits, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Making Perfumes, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Can be made into a herbal tea, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Sauces, Used as firewood

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Houseplant, Shade Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical

Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CITRUS medica var. sarcodactylis

ALEURITES moluccanus

7.2 Common Name

Buddha's Hand, Fingered Citron

Candleberry, Candlenut, Kukui

7.2.1 In Hindi

Buddha's Hand Tree

Aleurites moluccanus

7.2.2 In German

Buddhas Hand Baum

Lichtnussbaum

7.2.3 In French

Main de Bouddha Arbre

Aleurites moluccana

7.2.4 In Spanish

Mano de Buda Árbol

Aleurites moluccanus

7.2.5 In Greek

Χέρι του Βούδα Δέντρο

Aleurites moluccanus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mão de Buda Árvore

Nogueira-de-iguape

7.2.7 In Polish

Ręka Buddy Drzewo

Nogueira-de-iguape

7.2.8 In Latin

Buddha manus Arbor

Aleurites moluccanus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Not Available

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Euphorbiales

8.5 Family

Rutaceae

Euphorbiaceae

8.6 Genus

Citrus

Aleurites

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Aleuritideae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Crotonoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Buddha's Hand and Kukui

Wondering what are the properties of Buddha's Hand and Kukui? We provide you with everything About Buddha's Hand and Kukui. Buddha's Hand has thorns and Kukui doesn't have thorns. Also Buddha's Hand does not have fragrant flowers. Buddha's Hand has allergic reactions like Asthma and Kukui has allergic reactions like Asthma. 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 Buddha's Hand and Kukui and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Buddha's Hand and Kukui

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

Buddha's Hand and Kukui Physical Information

Buddha's Hand and Kukui physical information is very important for comparison. Buddha's Hand height is 370.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Kukui height is 1,370.00 cm and width 1,520.00 cm. The color specification of Buddha's Hand and Kukui are as follows:

Buddha's Hand flower color: White and Purple
Buddha's Hand leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Kukui flower color: White
Kukui leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Gray

Care of Buddha's Hand and Kukui

Care of Buddha's Hand and Kukui include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Buddha's Hand pruning is done Prune in spring, Remove branches, Remove branches that rub together, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Kukui pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Buddha's Hand needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Kukui needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Less Watering.