Common Spindle

Acerola

About Common Spindle and Acerola

Common Spindle

Acerola

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

Type

Shrub

Origin

Europe, Western Asia

Central America, South America

Types

Euonymus europaeus

Fruit Tree

Number of Varieties

152

0 40000

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Habitat

Floodplains, Open Forest

Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-79-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

7-1

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16

13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Thicket/Colonizing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

370.00 cm457.20 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

900.00 cm243.84 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green

Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Orange

Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Red, Yellow green

Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Oval

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Fall

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Spring, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Cuttings, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

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

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Dry, Sandy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Pruning

Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Wind

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators

Allergy

Asthma

Pollen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

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

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

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

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Hedges, Screening, Wind Break

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

EUONYMUS europaeus

Malpighia emarginata

Common Name

European spindle

Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle

In Hindi

आम धुरी

Acerola Tree

In German

gemeinsamen Spindel

Acerola Baum

In French

axe commun

Acerola Arbre

In Spanish

husillo Común

Árbol de acerola

In Greek

κοινή άξονα

Acerola Δέντρο

In Portuguese

eixo comum

Árvore acerola

In Polish

wspólna wrzeciona

Acerola Drzewo

In Latin

commune fusum

Acerola ligno

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheobionta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Celastrales

Malpighiales

Family

Celastraceae

Malpighiaceae

Genus

Euonymus

Malpighia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Paperveroideae

Number of Species

30-

1 27800

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Properties of Common Spindle and Acerola

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

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Season and Care of Common Spindle and Acerola

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

Common Spindle and Acerola Physical Information

Common Spindle and Acerola physical information is very important for comparison. Common Spindle height is 370.00 cm and width 900.00 cm whereas Acerola height is 457.20 cm and width 243.84 cm. The color specification of Common Spindle and Acerola are as follows:

Common Spindle flower color: Yellow green
Common Spindle leaf color: Green
Acerola flower color: Pink
Acerola leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Common Spindle and Acerola

Care of Common Spindle and Acerola include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Common Spindle pruning is done Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves and Remove shoots 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 Common Spindle 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.