Celery

Bread Tree

About Celery and Bread Tree

Celery

Bread Tree

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What is

Life Span

Annual or Biennial

Biennial

Type

Vegetable

Palm or Cycad

Origin

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

South Africa

Types

Not Available

Alexandria cycad, Encephalartos caffer, Encephalartos concinnus

Number of Varieties

NA66

0 40000

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Habitat

Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground

Riverbanks, Rocky areas, Scrubs

USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available9-12

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-3

12-8

Sunset Zone

Not Available

H1, H2, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

45.70 cm290.00 cm

0.54 3900

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Minimum Width

30.50 cm240.00 cm

0.1 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Not Available

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Tan, Brown

Not Available

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Irregular

Pinnate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering

Needs very little water

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots

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

Fertilizers

Less fertilizing

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Bacteria, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Mosaic viruses, Pink Root, Red blotch

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Frost

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites

Birds, Not Available

Allergy

Irritation to stomach

Not Available

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Not Available

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Improve skin condition, Moisturizing, Skin Problems

Not Available

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects

Air purification, Shadow Tree, Windbreak

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cancer, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Indigestion, Inflammation, Weight loss

Not Available

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used as a spice

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

APIUM graveolens

ENCEPHALARTOS altensteinii

Common Name

Celery

Bread Tree, Prickly Cycad

In Hindi

अजवायन

Bread Tree

In German

Sellerie

Brotbaum

In French

Céleri

Bread Arbre

In Spanish

Apio

Árbol del pan

In Greek

Σέλινο

ψωμί Δέντρο

In Portuguese

Aipo

Árvore de pão

In Polish

Seler

chleb Drzewo

In Latin

apium

panis ligno

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Equisetopsida

Order

Apiales

Cycadales

Family

Apiaceae

Cycadaceae

Genus

Apium

Encephalartos

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

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Tribe

Apieae

Not Available

Subfamily

Apioideae

Not Available

Number of Species

NA66

1 27800

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Properties of Celery and Bread Tree

Wondering what are the properties of Celery and Bread Tree? We provide you with everything About Celery and Bread Tree. Celery doesn't have thorns and Bread Tree doesn't have thorns. Also Celery does not have fragrant flowers. Celery has allergic reactions like Irritation to stomach and Bread Tree has allergic reactions like Irritation to stomach. 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 Celery and Bread Tree and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Celery and Bread Tree

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

Celery and Bread Tree Physical Information

Celery and Bread Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Celery height is 45.70 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Bread Tree height is 290.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Celery and Bread Tree are as follows:

Celery flower color: White
Celery leaf color: Light Green
Bread Tree flower color: Not Available
Bread Tree leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Celery and Bread Tree

Care of Celery and Bread Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Celery pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove shoots and Bread Tree pruning is done Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Celery needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bread Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.