Crabapple

Sotol

About Crabapple and Sotol

Crabapple

Sotol

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Shrub

Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

No Available

Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon

Number of Varieties

55-

0 40000

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Habitat

All sorts of environments

Desert, Lower slopes

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-712-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12-10

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

610.00 cm270.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

550.00 cm180.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Small elliptic

Rosette

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Needs very little water

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Hummingbirds

Allergy

Rash

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Formal Garden

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Leaves

Other Uses

Used to make juice

Paper pulp, Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Malus Barbara Ann

DASYLIRION texanum

Common Name

Barbara Ann Crabapple, Crabapple, Flowering Crabapple

Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon

In Hindi

Crabapple

sotol

In German

Crabapple

Dasylirion texanum

In French

Crabapple

sotol

In Spanish

manzano silvestre

sotol

In Greek

Crabapple

sotol

In Portuguese

Crabapple

sotol

In Polish

jabłoń

sotol

In Latin

Crabapple

sotol

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Rosales

Liliales

Family

Rosaceae

Liliaceae

Genus

Malus

Dasylirion

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Monocots

Tribe

Maleae

Subfamily

Amygdaloideae

Nolinoideae

Number of Species

55300

1 27800

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Properties of Crabapple and Sotol

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

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Season and Care of Crabapple and Sotol

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

Crabapple and Sotol Physical Information

Crabapple and Sotol physical information is very important for comparison. Crabapple height is 610.00 cm and width 550.00 cm whereas Sotol height is 270.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Crabapple and Sotol are as follows:

Crabapple flower color:
Crabapple leaf color:
Sotol flower color: Yellow
Sotol leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Crabapple and Sotol

Care of Crabapple and Sotol include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Crabapple pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Sotol pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Crabapple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sotol needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.