Chinese Elm

Acerola

About Chinese Elm and Acerola

Chinese Elm

Acerola

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Eastern Asia

Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Ulmus chumlia, Ulmus glabra, Ulmus elongata

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

River side

Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-99-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-5

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Thicket/Colonizing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1,520.00 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

Red

Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan, Brown

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Red, Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Toothed

Oval

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Not Available

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Cuttings, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

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

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, Alkaline

Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Dry, Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots

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

organic fertlizers

Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale

Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Wind

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators

5.12 Allergy

allergic reaction

Pollen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bonsai, Landscape Designing

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 birds, Food for insects, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion

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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antidote, Demulcent, Diuretic

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Inner Bark, Leaves

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as firewood, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used for ship building, Wood is used in construction

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

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ULMUS parvifolia 'Drake'

Malpighia emarginata

7.2 Common Name

Chinese Elm, Drake Elm

Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle

7.2.1 In Hindi

चीनी एल्म

Acerola Tree

7.2.2 In German

Chinese Elm

Acerola Baum

7.2.3 In French

Elm chinoise

Acerola Arbre

7.2.4 In Spanish

olmo chino

Árbol de acerola

7.2.5 In Greek

Κινέζοι Elm

Acerola Δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Elm chinês

Árvore acerola

7.2.7 In Polish

Chiński Elm

Acerola Drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

Chinese Elm

Acerola ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Rosales

Malpighiales

8.5 Family

Ulmaceae

Malpighiaceae

8.6 Genus

Ulmus

Malpighia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Ulmeae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Not Available, Paperveroideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Chinese Elm and Acerola

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

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Season and Care of Chinese Elm and Acerola

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

Chinese Elm and Acerola Physical Information

Chinese Elm and Acerola physical information is very important for comparison. Chinese Elm height is 1,520.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm whereas Acerola height is 457.20 cm and width 243.84 cm. The color specification of Chinese Elm and Acerola are as follows:

Chinese Elm flower color: Red
Chinese Elm leaf color: Green
Acerola flower color: Pink
Acerola leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Chinese Elm and Acerola

Care of Chinese Elm and Acerola include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Chinese Elm pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove shoots 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 Elm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Acerola needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.