Carambola

Texas Redbud

About Carambola and Texas Redbud

Carambola

Texas Redbud

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruit

Tree

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia

South-Central United States, Texas

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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About Elderberry

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Temperate Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-14

6-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

11-5

9-6

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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610.00 cm

Rank: 53 (Overall)▶

460.00 cm

Rank: 61 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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610.00 cm

Rank: 34 (Overall)▶

370.00 cm

Rank: 51 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Rose, Violet

White, Purple, Pink, Light Pink, Magenta

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

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

Green, Brown, Chocolate

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Purple, Dark Green, Plum

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Yellow, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblovate

Cordate

2.4 Thorns

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9% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Frost

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4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Cuttings, 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

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

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

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

Japanese weevil, leaf anthracnose, Verticillium Wilt

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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46% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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95% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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25% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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61% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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40% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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11% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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14% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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10% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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60% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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41% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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3% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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1% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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5% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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49% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Kidney Stone

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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

Flowers, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

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6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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18% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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9% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Tropical

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Shade Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

AVERRHOA carambola

Cercis canadensis

7.2 Common Name

Carambola, Starfruit

Texas Redbud

7.2.1 In Hindi

carambola पेड़

Texas Redbud

7.2.2 In German

Sternfrucht Baum

Texas Redbud

7.2.3 In French

arbre carambole

Texas Redbud

7.2.4 In Spanish

árbol de carambola

Texas Redbud

7.2.5 In Greek

carambola δέντρο

Τέξας κουτσουπιά

7.2.6 In Portuguese

árvore de carambola

Texas Redbud

7.2.7 In Polish

karambola drzewo

Texas Redbud

7.2.8 In Latin

carambola ligno

Texas Redbud

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Oxalidales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Oxalidaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Averrhoa

Cercis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cercideae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Caesalpinioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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180

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Properties of Carambola and Texas Redbud

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

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Season and Care of Carambola and Texas Redbud

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

Carambola and Texas Redbud Physical Information

Carambola and Texas Redbud physical information is very important for comparison. Carambola height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas Texas Redbud height is 460.00 cm and width 370.00 cm. The color specification of Carambola and Texas Redbud are as follows:

Carambola flower color: Pink, Rose and Violet
Carambola leaf color: Green
Texas Redbud flower color: White, Purple, Pink, Light Pink and Magenta
Texas Redbud leaf color: Green, Purple, Dark Green and Plum

Care of Carambola and Texas Redbud

Care of Carambola and Texas Redbud include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Carambola pruning is done Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves and Texas Redbud 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 Texas Redbud needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.