Chinese Chestnut

Acerola

About Chinese Chestnut and Acerola

Chinese Chestnut

Acerola

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Shrub

1.3 Origin

China, Korea

Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

disturbed sites, Forest edges

Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-89-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Spreading

Thicket/Colonizing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1,220.00 cm457.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

1,220.00 cm243.84 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Light Yellow, Ivory

Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Green, Chartreuse

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Dark Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Gold, Tan

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lobed

Oval

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

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

Do Not over Water, Medium, Requires watering in the growing season

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

4.4.2 In Summer

Adequately

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

Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Dry, Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune in fall, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

In Early Autumn, Prune in winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen, Potassium

Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Beetles, Leafhoppers

Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Wind

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

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

Coarse

Medium

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

Not Available

Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators

5.12 Allergy

Mild Allergen

Pollen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good for skin

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

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

Air purification, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds, Windbreak

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Low calories, Nutrients

Antioxidants, Arthritis, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fertility, Fever, Inflammation, Kidney problems, scurvy, Urinary tract problems, Vitamin C

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds, Stem

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Food for animals, Used as firewood, Used As Food, Used in biomass

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making hedge

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CASTANEA mollissima

Malpighia emarginata

7.2 Common Name

Chinese Chestnut

Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle

7.2.1 In Hindi

चीनी अखरोट

Acerola Tree

7.2.2 In German

chinesische Kastanie

Acerola Baum

7.2.3 In French

châtaignier chinois

Acerola Arbre

7.2.4 In Spanish

Castaño chino

Árbol de acerola

7.2.5 In Greek

Κινέζικο κάστανο

Acerola Δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

castanha chinesa

Árvore acerola

7.2.7 In Polish

Kasztan chiński

Acerola Drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

Chinese Chestnut

Acerola ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Fagales

Malpighiales

8.5 Family

Fagaceae

Malpighiaceae

8.6 Genus

Castanea

Malpighia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Gloxinieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Cassidinae

Not Available, Paperveroideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Chinese Chestnut and Acerola

Wondering what are the properties of Chinese Chestnut and Acerola? We provide you with everything About Chinese Chestnut and Acerola. Chinese Chestnut has thorns and Acerola doesn't have thorns. Also Chinese Chestnut does not have fragrant flowers. Chinese Chestnut has allergic reactions like Mild Allergen and Acerola has allergic reactions like Mild Allergen. 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 Chinese Chestnut and Acerola and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Chinese Chestnut and Acerola

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

Chinese Chestnut and Acerola Physical Information

Chinese Chestnut and Acerola physical information is very important for comparison. Chinese Chestnut height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm whereas Acerola height is 457.20 cm and width 243.84 cm. The color specification of Chinese Chestnut and Acerola are as follows:

Chinese Chestnut flower color: White, Light Yellow and Ivory
Chinese Chestnut leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Acerola flower color: Pink
Acerola leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Chinese Chestnut and Acerola

Care of Chinese Chestnut and Acerola include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Chinese Chestnut pruning is done Prune in fall, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Acerola pruning is done In Early Autumn, Prune in winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Chinese Chestnut needs Adequately and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Acerola needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.