Cactus

Northern Spy Apple

About Cactus and Northern Spy Apple

Cactus

Northern Spy Apple

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Cactus or Succulent

Fruit

1.3 Origin

Caribbean, Central America, Northern America, South America

Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Russia/Siberia, Southern Asia, Western Asia

1.4 Types

Grafted Gymnocalycium Cultivars, Echinopsis chamaecereus cultivar, Pilosocereus pachycladus, Austrocylindropuntia subulata monstrose

fuji, jonathan apple

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

2000NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Desert

Cold Regions, gardens

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available3-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16

1.9 Habit

Not Available

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

27.55 cm370.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

3.44 cm370.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Magenta, Red, White, Yellow

White, Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Red, Yellow green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Several shades of Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green

Green, Light Yellow, Brown

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Several shades of Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Globe shaped

Oval Cordate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Bright direct sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Late Spring, Summer

Early Spring, Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Water once every two or three weeks, Water when soil is dry

Do not water frequently

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

Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Bright direct sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead leaves

Prune central stem, Remove lateral branches

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Apply 10-10-10 amount, fertilize in growing season, Fertilize the soil before planting

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Caterpillars, Cochineal insect, Mealybugs, Nematodes, Red spider mite, Rodent, Root rot, Scale, Slugs, Snails, Thripes, Viruses, Worms

Bacterial Blight, Bacterial Canker, Leaf rust, Red blotch, Ring Rot, Woodpecker feeding

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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

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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

Not Available

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

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

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Peripheral Edema, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Acne, For treating wrinkles, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing, Stops hair loss

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Food for animals, Shadow Tree, soil stabilisation, Windbreak

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Diabetes, Hangover

Acne, Alzheimer’s Disease, Anemia, constipation, Gastrointestinal disorders, Hair Loss, Parkinson

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Fine spines and trichomes are used as fiber for weaving, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in construction, Used in Furniture

Acts as a natural source of rain water for birds and insects., Cosmetics, Used As Food

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

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Cactaceae

MALUS domestica 'Northern Spy'

7.2 Common Name

Cactus

Apple, Cider Apple, Cooking Apple, Eating Apple, Northern Spy Apple

7.2.1 In Hindi

Naagaphanee

Northern Spy Apple

7.2.2 In German

Kaktus

Northern Spy Apfel

7.2.3 In French

Cactus

Northern Spy Pomme

7.2.4 In Spanish

El Cactus

Espía del Norte de Apple

7.2.5 In Greek

κάκτος

Βόρεια κατάσκοπος της Apple

7.2.6 In Portuguese

cacto

Northern Spy a Apple

7.2.7 In Polish

kaktus

Northern Spy Jabłko

7.2.8 In Latin

Cactus

Northern Spy Apple

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Dicotyledonae

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Rosales

8.5 Family

Cactaceae

Rosaceae

8.6 Genus

Not Available

Malus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Dicotyledonous, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae, Maihueniodeae, Opuntioideae, Pereskioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

1800NA

1 27800

Properties of Cactus and Northern Spy Apple

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

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Season and Care of Cactus and Northern Spy Apple

Season and care of Cactus and Northern Spy Apple is important to know. While considering everything about Cactus and Northern Spy Apple Care, growing season is an essential factor. Cactus season is Summer and Northern Spy Apple season is Summer. The type of soil for Cactus is Loamy, Sandy, Well drained and for Northern Spy Apple is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Cactus is Alkaline and for Northern Spy Apple is Acidic, Neutral.

Cactus and Northern Spy Apple Physical Information

Cactus and Northern Spy Apple physical information is very important for comparison. Cactus height is 27.55 cm and width 3.44 cm whereas Northern Spy Apple height is 370.00 cm and width 370.00 cm. The color specification of Cactus and Northern Spy Apple are as follows:

Cactus flower color: Magenta, Red, White and Yellow
Cactus leaf color: Green
Northern Spy Apple flower color: White and Pink
Northern Spy Apple leaf color: Green

Care of Cactus and Northern Spy Apple

Care of Cactus and Northern Spy Apple include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cactus pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally and Remove dead leaves and Northern Spy Apple pruning is done Prune central stem and Remove lateral branches. In summer Cactus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Northern Spy Apple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.