Coco Plum

Acerola

About Coco Plum and Acerola

Coco Plum

Acerola

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Southeastern United States, Latin America and the Caribbean

Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Not available

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

By seashore, Caribbean, Tropical regions

Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-14

9-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 23, 24

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Thicket/Colonizing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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180.00 cm

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457.20 cm

Rank: 62 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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120.00 cm

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243.84 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Pink

1.1.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

1.1.4 Fruit Color

Black, Red, Violet

Red

1.1.6 Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Green

Light Green, Gray Green

1.1.7 Leaf Color in Summer

Red, Green

Light Green, Gray Green

1.1.8 Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Green

Light Green, Gray Green

1.1.9 Leaf Color in Winter

Red, Green

Green

1.2 Shape

1.2.1 Leaf Shape

Elliptic

Oval

1.3 Thorns

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2 Season

2.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

2.2 Growing Conditions

2.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

2.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

2.2.4 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

2.3.1 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Alkaline

2.3.2 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

2.3.3 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Spring, Summer

2.3.4 Repeat Bloomer

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2.5 Tolerances

Wet Site, Salt

Drought

3 Care

3.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

3.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Cuttings, Seedlings

3.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

3.4 Watering Plants

3.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do not water frequently, Does not require lot of watering, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

3.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

3.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

3.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

3.5 Soil

3.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Alkaline

3.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Dry, Sandy

3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

3.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

3.7 Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves

In Early Autumn, Prune in winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

3.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer

3.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies

3.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Wind

4 Facts

4.1 Flowers

Insignificant

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4.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

4.2 Fruits

4.2.1 Showy Fruit

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4.2.2 Edible Fruit

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4.3 Fragrance

4.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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4.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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4.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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4.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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4.4 Showy Foliage

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4.5 Showy Bark

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4.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

4.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

4.8 Evergreen

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4.9 Invasive

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4.10 Self-Sowing

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4.11 Attracts

Birds

Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators

4.12 Allergy

Not Available

Pollen

5 Benefits

5.1 Uses

5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

5.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good for skin

5.1.3 Edible Uses

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5.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

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

5.2 Plant Benefits

5.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Gallbladder Diseases, Kidney problems

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

5.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root

5.2.3 Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Showy Purposes, Used as a dye, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making hedge

5.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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5.5 Garden Design

Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Foundation, Fruit, Fruit Tree, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

6 Scientific Name

6.1 Botanical Name

CHRYSOBALANUS icaco

Malpighia emarginata

6.2 Common Name

Paradise Plum

Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle

6.2.1 In Hindi

कोको बेर

Acerola Tree

6.2.2 In German

coco Plum

Acerola Baum

6.2.3 In French

Coco Plum

Acerola Arbre

6.2.4 In Spanish

Coco Plum

Árbol de acerola

6.2.5 In Greek

Coco δαμάσκηνο

Acerola Δέντρο

6.2.6 In Portuguese

Coco Plum

Árvore acerola

6.2.7 In Polish

coco plum

Acerola Drzewo

6.2.8 In Latin

coco plum

Acerola ligno

7 Classification

7.1 Kingdom

Plantae

7.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

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7.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

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7.4 Order

Malpighiales

7.5 Family

Chrysobalanaceae

Malpighiaceae

7.6 Genus

Chrysobalanus

Malpighia

7.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

7.8 Tribe

Not Available

7.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Not Available, Paperveroideae

7.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Coco Plum and Acerola

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

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Season and Care of Coco Plum and Acerola

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

Coco Plum and Acerola Physical Information

Coco Plum and Acerola physical information is very important for comparison. Coco Plum height is 180.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Acerola height is 457.20 cm and width 243.84 cm. The color specification of Coco Plum and Acerola are as follows:

Coco Plum flower color: White
Coco Plum leaf color: Red and Green
Acerola flower color: Pink
Acerola leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Coco Plum and Acerola

Care of Coco Plum and Acerola include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Coco Plum pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove branches and Remove damaged 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 Coco Plum 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.