Cleyera

Banana Tree

About Cleyera and Banana Tree

Cleyera

Banana Tree

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs

1.3 Origin

Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea

Australia, Tropical Indomalaya

1.4 Types

Cleyera japonica ‘Tricolor’

Cavendish Bananas, Lady Finger Bananas, Pisang Raja, Williams Bananas, Cooking Bananas

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

11000

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Warmer regions

Subtropical climates, Tropical rainforest, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-108-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-6

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, H2, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

2,240.00 cm16.08 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

150.00 cm7.87 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow

Burgandy, Ivory, Purple, White, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow, Red, Bronze

Red, Yellow, Yellow Brown, Yellow green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Dark Green, Bronze

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green, Burgundy, Bronze

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Cone shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Fall, Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loamy

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Early Fall, Early Summer, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Tip cutting

From bulbs

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

Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Requires regular watering, Water every two or three days during warmer months

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

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loamy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Anthracnose, Banana aphid, Banana mosaic, Black sigatoka, Bunchy top, Cigar end rot, Coconut scale, Moko disease, Panama disease, Rhizome rot, Yellow sigatoka

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

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

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

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

Bold

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

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Mild Allergen

Anaphylaxis, Mouth itching, Throat itching

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

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Anemia, Antioxidants, Bronchitis, Diarrhea, Hangover, Heartburn, High blood pressure, Kidney problems, Menstrual Disorders

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

extracted oil, Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Flowers, Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a building material, Used as fuel

Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods, Used As Food, Used in paper industry

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

Showy Tree

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

TERNSTROEMIA gymnanthera 'Conthera'

Banana Tree

7.2 Common Name

Cleyera Japonica, Sakaki Tree, Japanese ternstroemia

Banana Tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

Cleyera

केले के पेड़

7.2.2 In German

Sakaki

Bananenbaum

7.2.3 In French

Cleyera

Bananier

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cleyera

Banano

7.2.5 In Greek

Cleyera

μπανανιά

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cleyera

árvore de banana

7.2.7 In Polish

Cleyera

Banana drzewa

7.2.8 In Latin

Ternstroemia Gymnanthera

Musa sapientum fixa ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Theales

Zingiberales

8.5 Family

Theaceae

Banana

8.6 Genus

Cleyera

Musa

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Monocotyledonous

8.8 Tribe

Freziereae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

18100

1 27800

Properties of Cleyera and Banana Tree

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

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Season and Care of Cleyera and Banana Tree

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

Cleyera and Banana Tree Physical Information

Cleyera and Banana Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Cleyera height is 2,240.00 cm and width 150.00 cm whereas Banana Tree height is 16.08 cm and width 7.87 cm. The color specification of Cleyera and Banana Tree are as follows:

Cleyera flower color: White and Yellow
Cleyera leaf color: Red, Dark Green and Bronze
Banana Tree flower color: Burgandy, Ivory, Purple, White and Yellow
Banana Tree leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Cleyera and Banana Tree

Care of Cleyera and Banana Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cleyera pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Banana Tree pruning is done Prune after harvesting and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Cleyera needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Banana Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.