About Desert Ironwood

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Origin

North America, United States, Southwestern United States, California, Mexico

Types

Lebombo ironwood, Giant ironwood

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Desert, Dry areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-12

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-9

Sunset Zone

8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

Habit

Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

610.00 cm

Rank: 53 (Overall)

0 3900

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Minimum Width

610.00 cm

Rank: 34 (Overall)

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Light Pink, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Chocolate, Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Gray

Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Gray

Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green, Gray

Shape

Leaf Shape

Small oblong

Thorns

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9% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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18% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

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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46% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

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25% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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40% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

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11% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

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14% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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10% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

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60% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

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41% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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3% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Invasive

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5% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

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58% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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74% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

Carvings, Knife handles

Used As Indoor Plant

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9% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Rock Garden / Wall, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

OLNEYA tesota

Common Name

Ironwood

In Hindi

रेगिस्तान आइरनवुड

In German

Wüsteneisenholz

In French

désert Ironwood

In Spanish

Ironwood desierto

In Greek

Ironwood έρημο

In Portuguese

deserto Ironwood

In Polish

pustynia Ironwood

In Latin

desert ironwood

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Olneya

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Robinieae

Subfamily

Faboideae

Number of Species

1 27800

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Properties of Desert Ironwood

Want to know the properties of Desert Ironwood? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Desert Ironwood is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Desert Ironwood Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use:

Part of plant used: Seeds and Stem

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Desert Ironwood Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Desert Ironwood. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Desert Ironwood physical information is as follows: 610.00 cm tall and 610.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Small oblong. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: White, Light Pink and Lavender

Leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Desert Ironwood

Taking Desert Ironwood Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Desert Ironwood include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Desert Ironwood

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Desert Ironwood is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Desert Ironwood is a very important plant from List of Trees. There are 5 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Lebombo ironwood, Giant ironwood. This plant's habitat is Desert and Dry areas and it comes in the hardiness zone 8-12. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.