Butterfly Tree

Chinese Chestnut

About Butterfly Tree and Chinese Chestnut

Butterfly Tree

Chinese Chestnut

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

1.3 Origin

South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

China, Korea

1.4 Types

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

disturbed sites, Forest edges

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-134-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 9, 10, 11, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

760.00 cm1,220.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

17.80 cm1,220.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Pink, Magenta, Violet

White, Light Yellow, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Sandy Brown

Light Green, Chartreuse

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Yellow, Gold, Tan

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Butterfly shaped

Lobed

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water Deeply

Do Not over Water, Medium, Requires watering in the growing season

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Adequately

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Prune in fall, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply N-P-K

Nitrogen, Potassium

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Beetles, Leafhoppers

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

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

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Mild Allergen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Carminative, Laxative

Low calories, Nutrients

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Fruits, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

Food for animals, Used as firewood, Used As Food, Used in biomass

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Edible, Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BAUHINIA purpurea

CASTANEA mollissima

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

Chinese Chestnut

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly tree

चीनी अखरोट

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlings- Baum

chinesische Kastanie

7.2.3 In French

arbre de papillon

châtaignier chinois

7.2.4 In Spanish

árbol de la mariposa

Castaño chino

7.2.5 In Greek

δέντρο πεταλούδα

Κινέζικο κάστανο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

árvore borboleta

castanha chinesa

7.2.7 In Polish

drzewo Butterfly

Kasztan chiński

7.2.8 In Latin

Gloria ligno

Chinese Chestnut

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

Fagales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Fagaceae

8.6 Genus

Bauhinia

Castanea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Cercideae

Gloxinieae

8.9 Subfamily

Caesalpinioideae

Cassidinae

8.10 Number of Species

500NA

1 27800

Properties of Butterfly Tree and Chinese Chestnut

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Tree and Chinese Chestnut

Season and care of Butterfly Tree and Chinese Chestnut is important to know. While considering everything about Butterfly Tree and Chinese Chestnut Care, growing season is an essential factor. Butterfly Tree season is Spring and Summer and Chinese Chestnut season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Butterfly Tree is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Chinese Chestnut is Clay, Loam while the PH of soil for Butterfly Tree is Acidic, Neutral and for Chinese Chestnut is Acidic, Neutral.

Butterfly Tree and Chinese Chestnut Physical Information

Butterfly Tree and Chinese Chestnut physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm whereas Chinese Chestnut height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Tree and Chinese Chestnut are as follows:

Butterfly Tree flower color: Light Pink, Magenta and Violet
Butterfly Tree leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Chinese Chestnut flower color: White, Light Yellow and Ivory
Chinese Chestnut leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Butterfly Tree and Chinese Chestnut

Care of Butterfly Tree and Chinese Chestnut include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Butterfly Tree pruning is done Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Chinese Chestnut pruning is done Prune in fall, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Butterfly Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Chinese Chestnut needs Adequately and in winter, it needs Average Water.