Chinese Elm

Banana Tree

About Chinese Elm and Banana Tree

Chinese Elm

Banana Tree

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs

1.3 Origin

Eastern Asia

Australia, Tropical Indomalaya

1.4 Types

Ulmus chumlia, Ulmus glabra, Ulmus elongata

Cavendish Bananas, Lady Finger Bananas, Pisang Raja, Williams Bananas, Cooking Bananas

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA1000

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

River side

Subtropical climates, Tropical rainforest, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-98-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-5

12-6

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

H1, H2, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1,520.00 cm16.08 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

1,220.00 cm7.87 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red

Burgandy, Ivory, Purple, White, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan, Brown

Red, Yellow, Yellow Brown, Yellow green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Red, Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Toothed

Cone shaped

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Fall, Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Not Available

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loamy

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Fall

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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

From bulbs

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

Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Requires regular watering, Water every two or three days during warmer months

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

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loamy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

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

Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

organic fertlizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale

Anthracnose, Banana aphid, Banana mosaic, Black sigatoka, Bunchy top, Cigar end rot, Coconut scale, Moko disease, Panama disease, Rhizome rot, Yellow sigatoka

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

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

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

allergic reaction

Anaphylaxis, Mouth itching, Throat itching

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bonsai, Landscape Designing

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

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

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antidote, Demulcent, Diuretic

Anemia, Antioxidants, Bronchitis, Diarrhea, Hangover, Heartburn, High blood pressure, Kidney problems, Menstrual Disorders

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Inner Bark, Leaves

Flowers, Fruits

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

Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods, Used As Food, Used in paper industry

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

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

Showy Tree

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ULMUS parvifolia 'Drake'

Banana Tree

7.2 Common Name

Chinese Elm, Drake Elm

Banana Tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

चीनी एल्म

केले के पेड़

7.2.2 In German

Chinese Elm

Bananenbaum

7.2.3 In French

Elm chinoise

Bananier

7.2.4 In Spanish

olmo chino

Banano

7.2.5 In Greek

Κινέζοι Elm

μπανανιά

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Elm chinês

árvore de banana

7.2.7 In Polish

Chiński Elm

Banana drzewa

7.2.8 In Latin

Chinese Elm

Musa sapientum fixa ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Rosales

Zingiberales

8.5 Family

Ulmaceae

Banana

8.6 Genus

Ulmus

Musa

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Monocotyledonous

8.8 Tribe

Ulmeae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA100

1 27800

Properties of Chinese Elm and Banana Tree

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

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Season and Care of Chinese Elm and Banana Tree

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

Chinese Elm and Banana Tree Physical Information

Chinese Elm and Banana Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Chinese Elm height is 1,520.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm whereas Banana Tree height is 16.08 cm and width 7.87 cm. The color specification of Chinese Elm and Banana Tree are as follows:

Chinese Elm flower color: Red
Chinese Elm leaf color: Green
Banana Tree flower color: Burgandy, Ivory, Purple, White and Yellow
Banana Tree leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Chinese Elm and Banana Tree

Care of Chinese Elm and Banana Tree 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 Banana Tree pruning is done Prune after harvesting 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 Banana Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.