Butterfly Tree

Wood Apple

About Butterfly Tree and Wood Apple

Butterfly Tree

Wood Apple

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Fruits, Trees

1.3 Origin

South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya

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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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

Dry areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-13

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

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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

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2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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760.00 cm

Rank: 48 (Overall)▶

800.00 cm

Rank: 47 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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17.80 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

900.00 cm

Rank: 24 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Pink, Magenta, Violet

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

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2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Sandy Brown

Greyish Brown, Light Green, Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Butterfly shaped

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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24% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Autumn

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Rich

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 Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings

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 water excessively

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

Rich

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 after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply N-P-K

for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

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4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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84% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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25% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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95% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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61% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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11% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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10% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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14% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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41% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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1% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds

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5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Gastric

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good Cleanser

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree

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6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Carminative, Laxative

Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, scurvy, Snakebite

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

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, Fruit Tree

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BAUHINIA purpurea

Limonia acidissima

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly tree

कबिट

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlings- Baum

Indischer Holzapfel

7.2.3 In French

arbre de papillon

Kawista

7.2.4 In Spanish

árbol de la mariposa

Kawista

7.2.5 In Greek

δέντρο πεταλούδα

γλυκό ασβέστη

7.2.6 In Portuguese

árvore borboleta

Limonia

7.2.7 In Polish

drzewo Butterfly

Feronia słoniowa

7.2.8 In Latin

Gloria ligno

dulcis ad cinerem

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Rutaceae

8.6 Genus

Bauhinia

Limonia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Cercideae

Citreae

8.9 Subfamily

Caesalpinioideae

Aurantioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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500

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Properties of Butterfly Tree and Wood Apple

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Tree and Wood Apple

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

Butterfly Tree and Wood Apple Physical Information

Butterfly Tree and Wood Apple physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm whereas Wood Apple height is 800.00 cm and width 900.00 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Tree and Wood Apple are as follows:

Butterfly Tree flower color: Light Pink, Magenta and Violet
Butterfly Tree leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Wood Apple flower color: White
Wood Apple leaf color: Green

Care of Butterfly Tree and Wood Apple

Care of Butterfly Tree and Wood Apple 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 Wood Apple pruning is done Prune after harvesting and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Butterfly Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Wood Apple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.