Chinquapin

Pohutukawa

About Chinquapin and Pohutukawa

Chinquapin

Pohutukawa

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Tree

1.3 Origin

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

New Zealand

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Hillside, Ridges

Coastal Regions, hedge rows, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-910-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-5

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

H1, H2, 16, 17, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

610.00 cm910.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

150.00 cm610.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Light Yellow, Ivory

Red, Crimson

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Green, Chartreuse

Brown, Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Light Green, Dark Green, Gray

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Dark Green

Dark Green, Gray

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Gold, Tan

Dark Green, Gray

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Dark Green, Gray

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Elliptic

Acicular

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

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

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

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

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Deers, Rabbits, Squirrels

Birds, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Used as Christmas tree, Used for making hedges

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Headache, Treating fever

Astringent, Dysentry

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Flowers, Wood

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

Application in Furniture

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

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CASTANEA pumila

METROSIDEROS excelsa

7.2 Common Name

Chinquapin

New Zealand Christmas Tree, Pohutukawa

7.2.1 In Hindi

बौना शाहबलूत

pohutukawa

7.2.2 In German

Zwergkastanien

pohutukawa

7.2.3 In French

châtaignier nain

pohutukawa

7.2.4 In Spanish

el castaño enano

pohutukawa

7.2.5 In Greek

νάνος καστανιάς

pohutukawa

7.2.6 In Portuguese

νάνος καστανιάς

pohutukawa

7.2.7 In Polish

krasnolud kasztan

pohutukawa

7.2.8 In Latin

P. castaneis

pohutukawa

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Anthophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Fagales

Myrtales

8.5 Family

Fagaceae

Myrtaceae

8.6 Genus

Castanea

Metrosideros

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Cherokee

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Cassidinae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA12

1 27800

Properties of Chinquapin and Pohutukawa

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

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Season and Care of Chinquapin and Pohutukawa

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

Chinquapin and Pohutukawa Physical Information

Chinquapin and Pohutukawa physical information is very important for comparison. Chinquapin height is 610.00 cm and width 150.00 cm whereas Pohutukawa height is 910.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Chinquapin and Pohutukawa are as follows:

Chinquapin flower color: White, Light Yellow and Ivory
Chinquapin leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Pohutukawa flower color: Red and Crimson
Pohutukawa leaf color: Light Green, Dark Green and Gray

Care of Chinquapin and Pohutukawa

Care of Chinquapin and Pohutukawa include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Chinquapin pruning is done Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Pohutukawa pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Chinquapin needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Pohutukawa needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.