Butternut Tree

American Basswood

About Butternut Tree and American Basswood

Butternut Tree

American Basswood

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

1.3 Origin

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Canada

North America, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Canada

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Anthropogenic, Floodplains, Forests

gardens, Hardwood forests, Hillside, Tropical rainforest, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-93-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1,220.00 cm1,520.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

1,220.00 cm760.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow green

Light Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Brown

Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Gold

Light Yellow, Brown, Ivory

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Heart-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period

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, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

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

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

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

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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, Squirrels

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Gastric, Pollen

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Shadow Tree

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Dysentry, Intestinal irritations, Small pox, Stomach pain

Bladder Infection, Cold, Cough, Diuretic, Fever, Headache, High blood pressure, Used as a sedative

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Sap, Seeds

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Application in Furniture, Decorative veneers, flooring, paneling, Herbicide

Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in making musical instruments

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Shade Trees

Shade Trees, Street Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

JUGLANS cinerea

TILIA americana

7.2 Common Name

Butternut

American Basswood

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butternut Tree

अमेरिकी Basswood

7.2.2 In German

Butternut Baum

amerikanischen Basswood

7.2.3 In French

noyer cendré

tilleul d'Amérique

7.2.4 In Spanish

árbol de nogal

tilo americano

7.2.5 In Greek

Butternut Δέντρο

Αμερικανός Basswood

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Árvore Butternut

Basswood americano

7.2.7 In Polish

butternut Drzewo

Amerykańska Lipa

7.2.8 In Latin

Butternut ligno

American Basswood

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Anthophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Juglandales

Malvales

8.5 Family

Juglandaceae

Tiliaceae

8.6 Genus

Juglans

Tilia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Tileae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Tilioideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA30

1 27800

Properties of Butternut Tree and American Basswood

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

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Season and Care of Butternut Tree and American Basswood

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

Butternut Tree and American Basswood Physical Information

Butternut Tree and American Basswood physical information is very important for comparison. Butternut Tree height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm whereas American Basswood height is 1,520.00 cm and width 760.00 cm. The color specification of Butternut Tree and American Basswood are as follows:

Butternut Tree flower color: Yellow green
Butternut Tree leaf color: Light Green
American Basswood flower color: Light Yellow
American Basswood leaf color: Green

Care of Butternut Tree and American Basswood

Care of Butternut Tree and American Basswood include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Butternut Tree pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and American Basswood pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Butternut Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer American Basswood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.