Elderberry

Wood Apple

About Elderberry and Wood Apple

Elderberry

Wood Apple

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs

Fruits, Trees

1.3 Origin

Australia, South America

Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya

1.4 Types

Adams Elderberry, Black Beauty Elderberry, Black Lace Elderberry, Johns Elderberry, Nova Elderberry

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

0NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal

Dry areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Not Available

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

9.00 cm800.00 cm

0.54 3900

1.2.9 Minimum Width

8.00 cm900.00 cm

0.1 6350

1.3 Plant Color

1.3.1 Flower Color

White

1.3.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

1.3.3 Fruit Color

Purple, Red

Greyish Brown, Light Green, Not Available

1.3.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

1.3.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

1.3.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow green

Green

1.3.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Gray Green

1.4 Shape

1.4.1 Leaf Shape

Compound

Ovate

1.5 Thorns

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2 Season

2.1 Plant Season

Early Spring

Autumn

2.2 Growing Conditions

2.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

2.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

2.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Rich

2.2.4 The pH of Soil

Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral

2.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

2.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Late Fall

2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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2.3 Tolerances

Pollution

Drought

3 Care

3.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

3.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings

Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings

3.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

3.4 Watering Plants

3.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather

Do not water excessively

3.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

3.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

3.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

3.5 Soil

3.5.1 Soil pH

Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral

3.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Rich

3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

3.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune ocassionally, Remove deadheads

Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

3.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer

3.9 Pests and Diseases

Canker, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Stem spot, Tomato Ringspot Virus

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3.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

4 Facts

4.1 Flowers

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4.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

4.2 Fruits

4.2.1 Showy Fruit

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4.2.2 Edible Fruit

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4.3 Fragrance

4.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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4.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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4.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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4.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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4.4 Showy Foliage

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4.5 Showy Bark

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4.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

4.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

4.8 Evergreen

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4.9 Invasive

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4.10 Self-Sowing

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4.11 Attracts

Birds

Not Available

4.12 Allergy

Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting

Gastric

5 Benefits

5.1 Uses

5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

5.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good Cleanser

5.1.3 Edible Uses

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5.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

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5.2 Plant Benefits

5.2.1 Medicinal Uses

constipation, Fever, Heart problems, High cholestrol, HIV/AIDS, Nerve pain, swine flu

Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, scurvy, Snakebite

5.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits

Fruits

5.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

5.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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5.5 Garden Design

Not Available

Edible, Fruit Tree

6 Scientific Name

6.1 Botanical Name

Sambucus nigra

Limonia acidissima

6.2 Common Name

Elderberry

Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit

6.2.1 In Hindi

Elderberry

कबिट

6.2.2 In German

Holunderbeere

Indischer Holzapfel

6.2.3 In French

Sureau

Kawista

6.2.4 In Spanish

Saúco

Kawista

6.2.5 In Greek

Elderberry

γλυκό ασβέστη

6.2.6 In Portuguese

Sabugueiro

Limonia

6.2.7 In Polish

Bez czarny

Feronia słoniowa

6.2.8 In Latin

Elderberry

dulcis ad cinerem

7 Classification

7.1 Kingdom

Plantae

7.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

7.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

7.4 Order

Dipsacales

Sapindales

7.5 Family

Adoxaceae

Rutaceae

7.6 Genus

Sambucus

Limonia

7.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

7.8 Tribe

Not Available

Citreae

7.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Aurantioideae

7.10 Number of Species

301

1 27800

Properties of Elderberry and Wood Apple

Wondering what are the properties of Elderberry and Wood Apple? We provide you with everything About Elderberry and Wood Apple. Elderberry doesn't have thorns and Wood Apple doesn't have thorns. Also Elderberry does not have fragrant flowers. Elderberry has allergic reactions like Diarrhea, Nausea and Vomiting and Wood Apple has allergic reactions like Diarrhea, Nausea and Vomiting. 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 Elderberry and Wood Apple and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Elderberry and Wood Apple

Season and care of Elderberry and Wood Apple is important to know. While considering everything about Elderberry and Wood Apple Care, growing season is an essential factor. Elderberry season is Early Spring and Wood Apple season is Early Spring. The type of soil for Elderberry is Loamy, Sandy, Well drained and for Wood Apple is Rich while the PH of soil for Elderberry is Slightly Acidic and for Wood Apple is Acidic, Neutral.

Elderberry and Wood Apple Physical Information

Elderberry and Wood Apple physical information is very important for comparison. Elderberry height is 9.00 cm and width 8.00 cm whereas Wood Apple height is 800.00 cm and width 900.00 cm. The color specification of Elderberry and Wood Apple are as follows:

Elderberry flower color: White
Elderberry leaf color: Green
Wood Apple flower color: White
Wood Apple leaf color: Green

Care of Elderberry and Wood Apple

Care of Elderberry and Wood Apple include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Elderberry pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune ocassionally and Remove deadheads and Wood Apple pruning is done Prune after harvesting and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Elderberry needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Wood Apple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.