Carambola

Fat Albert Spruce

About Carambola and Fat Albert Spruce

Carambola

Fat Albert Spruce

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Fruit

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia

Western United States

1.4 Types

Not Available

Eastern white spruce Black Hills white spruce Alberta white spruce Alaska white spruce

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA4

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Cold Regions, Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-142-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

11-5

7-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Pyramidal

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

610.00 cm300.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

610.00 cm210.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Rose, Violet

Peach, Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

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

Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Blue Green, Gray Green, Steel Blue

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblovate

Cylindrical

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

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, 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

Early Spring, Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Frost

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings

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, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires watering in the growing season

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

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

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

None

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Kidney Stone

Skin irritation

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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anti-oxidant, Antioxidants, High blood pressure, Nutrients

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Used in Furniture

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

Alpine, Feature Plant, Foundation, Rock Garden, Wall, Screening, Wind Break

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

AVERRHOA carambola

PICEA pungens 'Fat Albert'

7.2 Common Name

Carambola, Starfruit

Fat Albert Spruce

7.2.1 In Hindi

carambola पेड़

फैट अल्बर्ट सजाना

7.2.2 In German

Sternfrucht Baum

Fat Albert Spruce

7.2.3 In French

arbre carambole

Fat Albert Spruce

7.2.4 In Spanish

árbol de carambola

Fat Albert Spruce

7.2.5 In Greek

carambola δέντρο

Fat Albert έλατο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

árvore de carambola

Fat Albert Spruce

7.2.7 In Polish

karambola drzewo

Fat Albert Świerk

7.2.8 In Latin

carambola ligno

Fat Albert Spruce

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Oxalidales

Not Available

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

Piceoideae Frankis

8.10 Number of Species

180NA

1 27800

Properties of Carambola and Fat Albert Spruce

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

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Season and Care of Carambola and Fat Albert Spruce

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

Carambola and Fat Albert Spruce Physical Information

Carambola and Fat Albert Spruce physical information is very important for comparison. Carambola height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas Fat Albert Spruce height is 300.00 cm and width 210.00 cm. The color specification of Carambola and Fat Albert Spruce are as follows:

Carambola flower color: Pink, Rose and Violet
Carambola leaf color: Green
Fat Albert Spruce flower color: Peach and Pink
Fat Albert Spruce leaf color: Green, Blue Green and Steel Blue

Care of Carambola and Fat Albert Spruce

Care of Carambola and Fat Albert Spruce include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Carambola pruning is done Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves and Fat Albert Spruce pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Carambola needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Fat Albert Spruce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.