Carambola

Black Hills Spruce

About Carambola and Black Hills Spruce

Carambola

Black Hills Spruce

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruit

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia

North-Central United States

1.4 Types

Not Available

Blue Spruce, Norway Spruce, Picea omorika

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Bog Garden, Woodland Garden Canopy

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-142-7

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

11-5

7-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Pyramidal

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

610.00 cm1,219.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

610.00 cm365.76 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Rose, Violet

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow, Orange, Light Yellow, Lemon yellow, Yellow green, Gold

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Blue Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Blue Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Gray Green, Dark Green, Black

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblovate

Needle like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Frost

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings, Semi-ripe cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season

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

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

Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

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

4.8 Fertilizers

Fertilize every year

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 12-12-12 amounts, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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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

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

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, Butterflies

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Kidney Stone

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion

Air purification, Shadow Tree, Wildlife, Windbreak

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anti-oxidant, Antioxidants, High blood pressure, Nutrients

Antiseptic, Digestive, Diuretic, Laxative, Pectoral, Poultice, Salve, Skin Disorders, tuberculosis

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Inner Bark, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Gum, Pitch, Repellent, String, Tannin, Used as a dye, Used for woodware, Used in making musical instruments, Used in paper industry, Waterproofing, Wood is used in construction

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, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Tropical

Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

AVERRHOA carambola

PICEA glauca 'Densata'

7.2 Common Name

Carambola, Starfruit

White Spruce

7.2.1 In Hindi

carambola पेड़

Black Hills Spruce Tree

7.2.2 In German

Sternfrucht Baum

Weiß-Fichte

7.2.3 In French

arbre carambole

Épinette blanche

7.2.4 In Spanish

árbol de carambola

Picea glauca

7.2.5 In Greek

carambola δέντρο

Black Hills Spruce Tree

7.2.6 In Portuguese

árvore de carambola

Pinheiro-do-canadá

7.2.7 In Polish

karambola drzewo

Black Hills Spruce Tree

7.2.8 In Latin

carambola ligno

Picea glauca

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Coniferophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Pinopsida

8.4 Order

Oxalidales

Pinales

8.5 Family

Oxalidaceae

Pinaceae

8.6 Genus

Averrhoa

Picea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Barnadesioideae

8.10 Number of Species

180NA

1 27800

Properties of Carambola and Black Hills Spruce

Wondering what are the properties of Carambola and Black Hills Spruce? We provide you with everything About Carambola and Black Hills Spruce. Carambola doesn't have thorns and Black Hills Spruce doesn't have thorns. Also Carambola does not have fragrant flowers. Carambola has allergic reactions like Kidney Stone and Black Hills Spruce has allergic reactions like Kidney Stone. 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 Carambola and Black Hills Spruce and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Carambola and Black Hills Spruce

Season and care of Carambola and Black Hills Spruce is important to know. While considering everything about Carambola and Black Hills Spruce Care, growing season is an essential factor. Carambola season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Black Hills Spruce season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Carambola is Loam, Sand and for Black Hills Spruce is Loam while the PH of soil for Carambola is Acidic, Neutral and for Black Hills Spruce is Acidic, Neutral.

Carambola and Black Hills Spruce Physical Information

Carambola and Black Hills Spruce physical information is very important for comparison. Carambola height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas Black Hills Spruce height is 1,219.20 cm and width 365.76 cm. The color specification of Carambola and Black Hills Spruce are as follows:

Carambola flower color: Pink, Rose and Violet
Carambola leaf color: Green
Black Hills Spruce flower color: Not Available
Black Hills Spruce leaf color: Green, Blue Green and Dark Green

Care of Carambola and Black Hills Spruce

Care of Carambola and Black Hills Spruce include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Carambola pruning is done Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves and Black Hills Spruce pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Carambola needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Black Hills Spruce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.