Chinquapin

Acerola

About Chinquapin and Acerola

Chinquapin

Acerola

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States

Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Hillside, Ridges

Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9

9-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-5

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1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Thicket/Colonizing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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610.00 cm

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457.20 cm

Rank: 62 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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150.00 cm

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243.84 cm

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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

Elliptic

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, Partial Sun

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

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

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 once every two or three weeks

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Dry, Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune in early spring, 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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Wind

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

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

Birds, Deers, Rabbits, Squirrels

Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Pollen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

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 insects

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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Headache, Treating fever

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used in biomass, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood log is used in making fences

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

Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CASTANEA pumila

Malpighia emarginata

7.2 Common Name

Chinquapin

Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle

7.2.1 In Hindi

बौना शाहबलूत

Acerola Tree

7.2.2 In German

Zwergkastanien

Acerola Baum

7.2.3 In French

châtaignier nain

Acerola Arbre

7.2.4 In Spanish

el castaño enano

Árbol de acerola

7.2.5 In Greek

νάνος καστανιάς

Acerola Δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

νάνος καστανιάς

Árvore acerola

7.2.7 In Polish

krasnolud kasztan

Acerola Drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

P. castaneis

Acerola ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Anthophyta

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8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

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8.4 Order

Fagales

Malpighiales

8.5 Family

Fagaceae

Malpighiaceae

8.6 Genus

Castanea

Malpighia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Cherokee

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8.9 Subfamily

Cassidinae

Not Available, Paperveroideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Chinquapin and Acerola

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

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Season and Care of Chinquapin and Acerola

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

Chinquapin and Acerola Physical Information

Chinquapin and Acerola physical information is very important for comparison. Chinquapin height is 610.00 cm and width 150.00 cm whereas Acerola height is 457.20 cm and width 243.84 cm. The color specification of Chinquapin and Acerola are as follows:

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

Care of Chinquapin and Acerola

Care of Chinquapin and Acerola include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Chinquapin pruning is done Prune in early spring, 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 Chinquapin 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.