About Desert Ironwood

Desert Ironwood

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

1.3 Origin

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

1.4 Types

Lebombo ironwood, Giant ironwood

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Desert, Dry areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

1.9 Habit

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

610.00 cm

Rank: 53 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

610.00 cm

Rank: 34 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Light Pink, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Chocolate, Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Gray

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Gray

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green, Gray

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Small oblong

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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25% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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11% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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10% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

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60% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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41% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Carvings, Knife handles

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

OLNEYA tesota

7.2 Common Name

Ironwood

7.2.1 In Hindi

रेगिस्तान आइरनवुड

7.2.2 In German

Wüsteneisenholz

7.2.3 In French

désert Ironwood

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ironwood desierto

7.2.5 In Greek

Ironwood έρημο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

deserto Ironwood

7.2.7 In Polish

pustynia Ironwood

7.2.8 In Latin

desert ironwood

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Olneya

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Robinieae

8.9 Subfamily

Faboideae

8.10 Number of Species

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

1 27800

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 Not Available. Desert Ironwood Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Not Available
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.

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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.

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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 Not Available 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.