Butterfly Tree

Fuyu Persimmon

About Butterfly Tree and Fuyu Persimmon

Butterfly Tree

Fuyu Persimmon

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

Type

Tree

Origin

South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

China, Japan

Types

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

Not Available

Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

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Habitat

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

Subtropical climates, Warmer regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-136-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-9

10-7

Sunset Zone

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

H1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Pyramidal

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

760.00 cm550.00 cm

0.54 3900

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Minimum Width

17.80 cm550.00 cm

0.1 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Pink, Magenta, Violet

Light Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Sandy Brown

Orange

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Yellow, Burgundy, Orange Red

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Not Available

Shape

Leaf Shape

Butterfly shaped

Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Requires watering in the growing season, Water occasionally

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove 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, Requires very little pruning

Fertilizers

Apply N-P-K

General garden fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Mealybugs

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Not Available

Facts

Flowers

Showy

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

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Birds

Allergy

Not Available

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Not Available

Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Carminative, Laxative

Not Available

Part of Plant Used

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Fruits

Other Uses

Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

Culinary use, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BAUHINIA purpurea

DIOSPYROS kaki 'Fuyu'

Common Name

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

Asian Persimmon, Fuyu Persimmon, Japanese Persimmon, Kaki

In Hindi

Butterfly tree

Fuyu ख़ुरमा

In German

Schmetterlings- Baum

Fuyu Persimmon

In French

arbre de papillon

Fuyu Persimmon

In Spanish

árbol de la mariposa

Fuyu caqui

In Greek

δέντρο πεταλούδα

Fuyu Λωτός

In Portuguese

árvore borboleta

Fuyu Persimmon

In Polish

drzewo Butterfly

Fuyu Persimmon

In Latin

Gloria ligno

Persimmon Impromptus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Ericales

Family

Fabaceae

Ebenaceae

Genus

Bauhinia

Diospyros

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Cercideae

Not Available

Subfamily

Caesalpinioideae

Not Available

Number of Species

500NA

1 27800

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Properties of Butterfly Tree and Fuyu Persimmon

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Tree and Fuyu Persimmon

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

Butterfly Tree and Fuyu Persimmon Physical Information

Butterfly Tree and Fuyu Persimmon physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm whereas Fuyu Persimmon height is 550.00 cm and width 550.00 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Tree and Fuyu Persimmon are as follows:

Butterfly Tree flower color: Light Pink, Magenta and Violet
Butterfly Tree leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Fuyu Persimmon flower color: Light Yellow
Fuyu Persimmon leaf color: Green

Care of Butterfly Tree and Fuyu Persimmon

Care of Butterfly Tree and Fuyu Persimmon 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 Fuyu Persimmon pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Requires very little pruning. In summer Butterfly Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Fuyu Persimmon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.