Christmas Fern

Arjuna Tree

About Christmas Fern and Arjuna Tree

Christmas Fern

Arjuna Tree

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fern

Tree

1.3 Origin

North America, Northeastern United States

Africa, South-Eastern Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Boggy areas, By seashore, Coastal Regions, Moist woods, Swamps

Subtropical forests, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-85-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

9 - 5

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.50 cm300.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

45.70 cm45.70 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Pale Yellow, Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Green, Light Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Brown, Light Yellow, Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Oval

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Wet Site

Pollution, Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Spores

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply

Needs less 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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

A hard prune may be necessary if the plant becomes woody, Cut upper 1/3 section when young to enhancegrowth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Downy mildew, Purple Blotch, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shade areas

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

None

Showy

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

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Insects

Bees, Flies, pollinators

5.12 Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy, coma, Eye irritation, weakness

conjunctivitis, sneezing

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Making cosmetics, Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Shadow Tree, Soil protection

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Nutrients

Cardiovascular problems, Detoxifies lever, Diabetes, Dysentry, Jaundice, Menstrual Disorders

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Inner Bark, Leaf Stalks

6.2.3 Other Uses

Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used for its medicinal properties

Can be made into a herbal tea, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Used as a fodder tree in agricultural areas

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides

Terminalia arjuna

7.2 Common Name

Not Available

Arjuna

7.2.1 In Hindi

Christmas Fern

अर्जुन वृक्ष

7.2.2 In German

Christmas Fern

Terminalia arjuna

7.2.3 In French

polystic faux-acrostic

Terminalia arjuna

7.2.4 In Spanish

Christmas Fern

Migdałecznik arjuna

7.2.5 In Greek

Christmas Fern

arjuna

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Christmas Fern

Migdałecznik arjuna

7.2.7 In Polish

Christmas Fern

Migdałecznik arjuna

7.2.8 In Latin

Christmas Fern

arjuna

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Filicinophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Filicopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Filicales

Myrtales

8.5 Family

Dryopteridaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Polystichum

Terminilia

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA100

1 27800

Properties of Christmas Fern and Arjuna Tree

Wondering what are the properties of Christmas Fern and Arjuna Tree? We provide you with everything About Christmas Fern and Arjuna Tree. Christmas Fern doesn't have thorns and Arjuna Tree doesn't have thorns. Also Christmas Fern does not have fragrant flowers. Christmas Fern has allergic reactions like Avoid during Pregnancy, coma, Eye irritation and weakness and Arjuna Tree has allergic reactions like Avoid during Pregnancy, coma, Eye irritation and weakness. 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 Christmas Fern and Arjuna Tree and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Christmas Fern and Arjuna Tree

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

Christmas Fern and Arjuna Tree Physical Information

Christmas Fern and Arjuna Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Christmas Fern height is 30.50 cm and width 45.70 cm whereas Arjuna Tree height is 300.00 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Christmas Fern and Arjuna Tree are as follows:

Christmas Fern flower color: Not Available
Christmas Fern leaf color: Green
Arjuna Tree flower color: Pale Yellow and Yellow green
Arjuna Tree leaf color: Green

Care of Christmas Fern and Arjuna Tree

Care of Christmas Fern and Arjuna Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Christmas Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Arjuna Tree pruning is done A hard prune may be necessary if the plant becomes woody, Cut upper 1/3 section when young to enhancegrowth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Christmas Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Arjuna Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.