Cleyera

Acerola

About Cleyera and Acerola

Cleyera

Acerola

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea

Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Cleyera japonica ‘Tricolor’

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

1NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Warmer regions

Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-109-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Thicket/Colonizing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

2,240.00 cm457.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

150.00 cm243.84 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow

Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow, Red, Bronze

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Dark Green, Bronze

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green, Burgundy, Bronze

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Oval

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

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

Drought, Salt

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Tip cutting

Cuttings, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Water 1 in. per week during the active growing period, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought

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, Sand

Dry, Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

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

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

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

Bees, pollinators

Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators

5.12 Allergy

Mild Allergen

Pollen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Formal Garden, Informal Hedge, Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, Used for making hedges, Used in parkland

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

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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

extracted oil, Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a building material, Used as fuel

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

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

TERNSTROEMIA gymnanthera 'Conthera'

Malpighia emarginata

7.2 Common Name

Cleyera Japonica, Sakaki Tree, Japanese ternstroemia

Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle

7.2.1 In Hindi

Cleyera

Acerola Tree

7.2.2 In German

Sakaki

Acerola Baum

7.2.3 In French

Cleyera

Acerola Arbre

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cleyera

Árbol de acerola

7.2.5 In Greek

Cleyera

Acerola Δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cleyera

Árvore acerola

7.2.7 In Polish

Cleyera

Acerola Drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

Ternstroemia Gymnanthera

Acerola ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Theales

Malpighiales

8.5 Family

Theaceae

Malpighiaceae

8.6 Genus

Cleyera

Malpighia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Freziereae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Not Available, Paperveroideae

8.10 Number of Species

18NA

1 27800

Properties of Cleyera and Acerola

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

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Season and Care of Cleyera and Acerola

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

Cleyera and Acerola Physical Information

Cleyera and Acerola physical information is very important for comparison. Cleyera height is 2,240.00 cm and width 150.00 cm whereas Acerola height is 457.20 cm and width 243.84 cm. The color specification of Cleyera and Acerola are as follows:

Cleyera flower color: White and Yellow
Cleyera leaf color: Red, Dark Green and Bronze
Acerola flower color: Pink
Acerola leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Cleyera and Acerola

Care of Cleyera and Acerola include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cleyera pruning is done 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 Cleyera 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.