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About Crabapple and Tree Echium


About Tree Echium and Crabapple


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Biennial  

Type
Tree  
Tree  

Origin
-  
Canary Islands  

Types
No Available  
Echium pininana  

Number of Varieties
55  
99+
10  

Habitat
All sorts of environments  
tropical environments  

USDA Hardiness Zone
4-7  
8-10  

AHS Heat Zone
8-1  
9 - 1  

Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21  
21,22  

Habit
Oval or Rounded  
Upright/Erect  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
610.00 cm  
99+
240.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
550.00 cm  
38
30.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
-  
Light Blue, Blue Violet  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
-  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
-  
Green, Gray Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
-  
Green, Gray Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
-  
Green, Gray Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
Light Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Small elliptic  
Lobed  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Fall  
-  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Medium  
Fast  

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Spring  
Early Summer, Summer  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
-  
-  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
Seedlings, Stem Cutting  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs  
Medium  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun  

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch  
Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
-  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
Yes  
-  

Edible Fruit
Yes  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
Yes  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
No  
Yes  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
-  
Fine  

Foliage Sheen
-  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
Yes  

Attracts
-  
-  

Allergy
Rash  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Formal Garden  
Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
No  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
-  

Part of Plant Used
Fruits  
Flowers, Leaves  

Other Uses
Used to make juice  
Showy Purposes  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
Sometimes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier  
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
Malus Barbara Ann  
ECHIUM pininana  

Common Name
Barbara Ann Crabapple, Crabapple, Flowering Crabapple  
Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium  

In Hindi
Crabapple  
Tree Echium  

In German
Crabapple  
Baum Aciam  

In French
Crabapple  
Arbre ACIAM  

In Spanish
manzano silvestre  
árbol Aciam  

In Greek
Crabapple  
δέντρο Aciam  

In Portuguese
Crabapple  
árvore Aciam  

In Polish
jabłoń  
drzewo Aciam  

In Latin
Crabapple  
lignum Aciam  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Rosales  
Lamiales  

Family
Rosaceae  
Boraginaceae  

Genus
Malus  
Echium  

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  

Tribe
Maleae  
-  

Subfamily
Amygdaloideae  
-  

Number of Species
55  
99+
60  

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Properties of Crabapple and Tree Echium

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

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Season and Care of Crabapple and Tree Echium

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

Crabapple and Tree Echium Physical Information

Crabapple and Tree Echium physical information is very important for comparison. Crabapple height is 610.00 cm and width 550.00 cm whereas Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Crabapple and Tree Echium are as follows:

Care of Crabapple and Tree Echium

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

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