Hard Fescue

Japanese Crab Apple

About Hard Fescue and Japanese Crab Apple

Hard Fescue

Japanese Crab Apple

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Tree

1.3 Origin

Southern Europe

Eastern Asia, Japan

1.4 Types

Fine leaved sheep's fescue

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Mountain Slopes, Pastures

Not Available

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-84-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8 - 1

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

1.9 Habit

Spreading

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

5.10 cm610.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA370.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pale White

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Red, Yellow

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Tan

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Oval

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Fall

Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Spring, Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

Divison

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Never Over-water

Do not water excessively

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

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune after flowering, Prune for size control, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Prune in spring, Requires very little pruning

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Doesn't require fertilization when grown in rich soil

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Brown patch, Gray leaf blight, Pythium blight, Rust, Zoysia patch

Healthy tree, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Heat And Humidity

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Not Available

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

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

Mealybugs, Mites

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes

Poisonous

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, Used in parkland

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion

Not Available

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antispasmodic

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

FESTUCA brevipila

Malus floribunda

7.2 Common Name

Hard Fescue

Japanese flowering crabapple, Japanese crab, purple chokeberry, showy crabapple

7.2.1 In Hindi

Hard fescue

Japanese crab apple

7.2.2 In German

Echter Schaf-Schwingel

Japanische Wildapfel

7.2.3 In French

Hard fescue

Pommier du Japon

7.2.4 In Spanish

fétuque ovine

Manzano silvestre japonés

7.2.5 In Greek

HARD φεστούκα

Ιαπωνικά μήλο καβουριών

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Hard fescue

maçã de caranguejo japonês

7.2.7 In Polish

Hard fescue

Japoński krab jabłko

7.2.8 In Latin

Hard fescue

Japanese crab apple

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Rosales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Rosaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Malus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Maleae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Amygdaloideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA55

1 27800

Properties of Hard Fescue and Japanese Crab Apple

Wondering what are the properties of Hard Fescue and Japanese Crab Apple? We provide you with everything About Hard Fescue and Japanese Crab Apple. Hard Fescue doesn't have thorns and Japanese Crab Apple doesn't have thorns. Also Hard Fescue does not have fragrant flowers. Hard Fescue has allergic reactions like Skin rash, Vomiting and Watery eyes and Japanese Crab Apple has allergic reactions like Skin rash, Vomiting and Watery eyes. 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 Hard Fescue and Japanese Crab Apple and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Hard Fescue and Japanese Crab Apple

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

Hard Fescue and Japanese Crab Apple Physical Information

Hard Fescue and Japanese Crab Apple physical information is very important for comparison. Hard Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available whereas Japanese Crab Apple height is 610.00 cm and width 370.00 cm. The color specification of Hard Fescue and Japanese Crab Apple are as follows:

Hard Fescue flower color: Pale White
Hard Fescue leaf color: Blue Green
Japanese Crab Apple flower color: Not Available
Japanese Crab Apple leaf color: Not Available

Care of Hard Fescue and Japanese Crab Apple

Care of Hard Fescue and Japanese Crab Apple include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Hard Fescue pruning is done Prune after flowering, Prune for size control and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Japanese Crab Apple pruning is done Prune in spring and Requires very little pruning. In summer Hard Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Japanese Crab Apple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.