Chinese Tallow

Japanese Boxwood

About Chinese Tallow and Japanese Boxwood

Chinese Tallow

Japanese Boxwood

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Eastern Asia, China

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Candleberry tree

Buxus microphylla `Golden Triumph` Buxus microphylla Herrenhausen' Buxus microphylla `Henry Hohman Buxus microphylla `John Baldwin` Buxus microphylla var. japonica Buxus microphylla var. japonica `Faulkner`

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA6

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Saline Soils, Upland, Upland soils

Wild

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-105-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-8

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21

21,22

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

NA90.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

White, Ivory

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Red, Orange

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Olive, Dark Green, Bronze

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Cold climate, Drought, Pollution, Salt

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Leaf Cutting, Stem Cutting, stem tip cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Medium, Requires watering in the growing season

Do not water frequently

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

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing, Nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Insects, Red blotch

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Cold climate, Drought, Salt

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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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

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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

Caterpillar, Early/Late Blight, Mites, Spider Mites

5.12 Allergy

Nausea, Toxic, Vomiting

Eye irritation, Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

No Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Absorbs greenhouse gases, Absorbs huge amounts of CO2, Air purification, Amazing growth rate, Erosion control, Food for insects, Forms dense stands, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Soil protection, soil stabilisation, Used to establish native woodland, Very little waste, Wildlife, Windbreak

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Boils

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves, Seeds

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as firewood, Used for its medicinal properties

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Container, Edging, Foundation, Hedges, Rock Garden, Wall, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

TRIADICA sebifera

BUXUS microphylla var japonica

7.2 Common Name

Chinese Tallow

Japanese box littleleaf box

7.2.1 In Hindi

चीनी तेल

Japanese Boxwood

7.2.2 In German

chinesisch Talg

Japanese Boxwood

7.2.3 In French

chinesisch Talg

Boxwood japonaise

7.2.4 In Spanish

suif chinois

El boj japonés

7.2.5 In Greek

κινέζικο ζωικό λίπος

Ιαπωνικά Πυξάρι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

sebo chinesa

Boxwood japonês

7.2.7 In Polish

chiński łój

japoński Bukszpan

7.2.8 In Latin

Chinese adipe

Boxwood Italica

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Embryophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Malpighiales

Buxales

8.5 Family

Euphorbiaceae

Buxaceae

8.6 Genus

Triadica

Buxus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Hippomaneae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Euphorbioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA70

1 27800

Properties of Chinese Tallow and Japanese Boxwood

Wondering what are the properties of Chinese Tallow and Japanese Boxwood? We provide you with everything About Chinese Tallow and Japanese Boxwood. Chinese Tallow doesn't have thorns and Japanese Boxwood doesn't have thorns. Also Chinese Tallow does not have fragrant flowers. Chinese Tallow has allergic reactions like Nausea, Toxic and Vomiting and Japanese Boxwood has allergic reactions like Nausea, Toxic and Vomiting. 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 Tallow and Japanese Boxwood and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Chinese Tallow and Japanese Boxwood

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

Chinese Tallow and Japanese Boxwood Physical Information

Chinese Tallow and Japanese Boxwood physical information is very important for comparison. Chinese Tallow height is Not Available and width Not Available whereas Japanese Boxwood height is 90.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Chinese Tallow and Japanese Boxwood are as follows:

Chinese Tallow flower color: Yellow
Chinese Tallow leaf color: Green
Japanese Boxwood flower color: Yellow green
Japanese Boxwood leaf color: Green

Care of Chinese Tallow and Japanese Boxwood

Care of Chinese Tallow and Japanese Boxwood include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Chinese Tallow pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads and Japanese Boxwood pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Chinese Tallow needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Japanese Boxwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.