Cleyera

Wood Apple

About Cleyera and Wood Apple

Cleyera

Wood Apple

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Fruits, Trees

1.3 Origin

Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea

Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya

1.4 Types

Cleyera japonica ‘Tricolor’

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

1NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Warmer regions

Dry areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-10Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Not Available

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

2,240.00 cm800.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

150.00 cm900.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow, Red, Bronze

Greyish Brown, Light Green, Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Dark Green, Bronze

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green, Burgundy, Bronze

Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Autumn

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Rich

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

Late Fall

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

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Tip cutting

Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

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

Do not water excessively

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, Sand

Rich

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

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

for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Not Available

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

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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

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

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

Gastric

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

Good Cleanser

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Not Available

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, scurvy, Snakebite

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

extracted oil, Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a building material, Used as fuel

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

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

Edible, Fruit Tree

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

TERNSTROEMIA gymnanthera 'Conthera'

Limonia acidissima

7.2 Common Name

Cleyera Japonica, Sakaki Tree, Japanese ternstroemia

Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit

7.2.1 In Hindi

Cleyera

कबिट

7.2.2 In German

Sakaki

Indischer Holzapfel

7.2.3 In French

Cleyera

Kawista

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cleyera

Kawista

7.2.5 In Greek

Cleyera

γλυκό ασβέστη

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cleyera

Limonia

7.2.7 In Polish

Cleyera

Feronia słoniowa

7.2.8 In Latin

Ternstroemia Gymnanthera

dulcis ad cinerem

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Theales

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Theaceae

Rutaceae

8.6 Genus

Cleyera

Limonia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Freziereae

Citreae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Aurantioideae

8.10 Number of Species

181

1 27800

Properties of Cleyera and Wood Apple

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

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Season and Care of Cleyera and Wood Apple

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

Cleyera and Wood Apple Physical Information

Cleyera and Wood Apple physical information is very important for comparison. Cleyera height is 2,240.00 cm and width 150.00 cm whereas Wood Apple height is 800.00 cm and width 900.00 cm. The color specification of Cleyera and Wood Apple are as follows:

Cleyera flower color: White and Yellow
Cleyera leaf color: Red, Dark Green and Bronze
Wood Apple flower color: White
Wood Apple leaf color: Green

Care of Cleyera and Wood Apple

Care of Cleyera and Wood Apple include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cleyera pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Wood Apple 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 Wood Apple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.