Butterfly Tree

Chinquapin

About Butterfly Tree and Chinquapin

Butterfly Tree

Chinquapin

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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

Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States

1.4 Types

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

Hillside, Ridges

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-13

5-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

9-5

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

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1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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760.00 cm

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610.00 cm

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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17.80 cm

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150.00 cm

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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

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2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Butterfly shaped

Elliptic

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

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

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4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season, Water once every two or three weeks

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

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

4.7 Pruning

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

Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply N-P-K

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds

Birds, Deers, Rabbits, Squirrels

5.12 Allergy

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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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 insects

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Carminative, Laxative

Headache, Treating fever

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used in biomass, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood log is used in making fences

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, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BAUHINIA purpurea

CASTANEA pumila

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

Chinquapin

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly tree

बौना शाहबलूत

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlings- Baum

Zwergkastanien

7.2.3 In French

arbre de papillon

châtaignier nain

7.2.4 In Spanish

árbol de la mariposa

el castaño enano

7.2.5 In Greek

δέντρο πεταλούδα

νάνος καστανιάς

7.2.6 In Portuguese

árvore borboleta

νάνος καστανιάς

7.2.7 In Polish

drzewo Butterfly

krasnolud kasztan

7.2.8 In Latin

Gloria ligno

P. castaneis

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Anthophyta

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

Cherokee

8.9 Subfamily

Caesalpinioideae

Cassidinae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Butterfly Tree and Chinquapin

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Tree and Chinquapin

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

Butterfly Tree and Chinquapin Physical Information

Butterfly Tree and Chinquapin physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm whereas Chinquapin height is 610.00 cm and width 150.00 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Tree and Chinquapin are as follows:

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

Care of Butterfly Tree and Chinquapin

Care of Butterfly Tree and Chinquapin 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 Chinquapin pruning is done Prune in early spring, 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 Chinquapin needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.