Carambola

California Sycamore

About Carambola and California Sycamore

Carambola

California Sycamore

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruit

Tree

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia

California

1.4 Types

Not Available

American Sycamore, Arizona Sycamore

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA2

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Floodplains, River side, Stream side

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-143-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

11-5

8-5

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

610.00 cm1,830.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

610.00 cm1,520.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Rose, Violet

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

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

Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Sandy Brown

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblovate

Toothed

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

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

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Frost

Wet Site, Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

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

Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove hanging branches, Remove short branches, Remove short twigs

4.8 Fertilizers

Fertilize every year

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Kidney Stone

Asthma, Eye irritation, Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

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

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anti-oxidant, Antioxidants, High blood pressure, Nutrients

Cold, Cough, Dysentry, Pain killer

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Tropical

Shade Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

AVERRHOA carambola

PLATANUS racemosa

7.2 Common Name

Carambola, Starfruit

California Sycamore

7.2.1 In Hindi

carambola पेड़

कैलिफोर्निया गूलर

7.2.2 In German

Sternfrucht Baum

California sycamore

7.2.3 In French

arbre carambole

californie sycomore

7.2.4 In Spanish

árbol de carambola

california sicómoro

7.2.5 In Greek

carambola δέντρο

Καλιφόρνια συκομουριά

7.2.6 In Portuguese

árvore de carambola

califórnia sicômoro

7.2.7 In Polish

karambola drzewo

california jawor

7.2.8 In Latin

carambola ligno

california sycomoros

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Oxalidales

Proteales

8.5 Family

Oxalidaceae

Platanaceae

8.6 Genus

Averrhoa

Platanus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

1808

1 27800

Properties of Carambola and California Sycamore

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

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Season and Care of Carambola and California Sycamore

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

Carambola and California Sycamore Physical Information

Carambola and California Sycamore physical information is very important for comparison. Carambola height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas California Sycamore height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,520.00 cm. The color specification of Carambola and California Sycamore are as follows:

Carambola flower color: Pink, Rose and Violet
Carambola leaf color: Green
California Sycamore flower color: Yellow
California Sycamore leaf color: Light Green

Care of Carambola and California Sycamore

Care of Carambola and California Sycamore include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Carambola pruning is done Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves and California Sycamore pruning is done Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove hanging branches, Remove short branches and Remove short twigs. In summer Carambola needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer California Sycamore needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.