Honeydew

Spindle Tree

About Honeydew and Spindle Tree

Honeydew

Spindle Tree

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What is

Life Span

Annual or Biennial

Perennial

Type

Fruit

Shrub

Origin

Africa

Europe, Western Asia

Types

Earlibrew, Honey King, Moonshine, Brilliance,Honey Chow

Euonymus fortunei, Euonymus alatus, Euonymus europaeus

Number of Varieties

5NA

0 40000

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Habitat

Semi arid regions

Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden

USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available4-7

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-4

7-1

Sunset Zone

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16

Habit

Vining/Climbing

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

20.30 cm370.00 cm

0.54 3900

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Minimum Width

150.00 cm900.00 cm

0.1 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow

Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

Fruit Color

White, Yellow, Salmon

Pink, Purple, Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Red

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

Shape

Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Lanceolate to elliptical

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Cuttings, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Reduce watering once fruit are growing, Requires a lot of watering, Requires consistently moist soil

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

organic fertlizers

Pests and Diseases

Anthracnose, Aphids, Bacterial fruit blotch, Cucumber beetles, Downy mildew, Southern Bacterial Wilt, Spider mites

Powdery mildew, Vine weevils

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Not Available

Birds

Allergy

breathing problems, Cough, cramps, Diarrhea, Itchy eyes, Mouth itching, Nasal Congestion, Throat itching, wheezing

Mild Allergen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Not Available

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Potassium, Vitamin C

Alterative, Laxative, Purgative, Tonic

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves, Root, Seeds

Bark, Seeds, Wood

Other Uses

Added to salads, Used in tea, wine and sweet dishes, Used to flavour soups

Edible yellow dye is obtained, Used as essential oil, Yields a volatile oil that is used in soap making

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

Hedges, Screening, Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CUCUMIS melo 'Honey I Dew'

EUONYMUS europaeus 'Aldenhamensis'

Common Name

Honey I Dew Honeydew, Honeydew

Spindle Tree, Common Spindle, European Spindle

In Hindi

खरबूज़ा [kharabooza]

Spindle Tree

In German

Honigtau

Spindelbaum

In French

Miellat

Spindle Arbre

In Spanish

Gotas de miel

Árbol del husillo

In Greek

πεπόνι μελιτώματος [pepóni melitómatos]

ατράκτου Δέντρο

In Portuguese

melão de Honeydew

Árvore spindle

In Polish

melon spadzi

Wrzeciono Drzewo

In Latin

honeydew

Ligno colos

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales

Celastrales

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Celastraceae

Genus

Cucumis

Euonymus

Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Not Available

Euonymeae

Subfamily

Not Available

Celastroideae

Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

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Properties of Honeydew and Spindle Tree

Wondering what are the properties of Honeydew and Spindle Tree? We provide you with everything About Honeydew and Spindle Tree. Honeydew doesn't have thorns and Spindle Tree doesn't have thorns. Also Honeydew does not have fragrant flowers. Honeydew has allergic reactions like breathing problems, Cough, cramps, Diarrhea, Itchy eyes, Mouth itching, Nasal Congestion, Throat itching and wheezing and Spindle Tree has allergic reactions like breathing problems, Cough, cramps, Diarrhea, Itchy eyes, Mouth itching, Nasal Congestion, Throat itching and wheezing. 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 Honeydew and Spindle Tree and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Honeydew and Spindle Tree

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

Honeydew and Spindle Tree Physical Information

Honeydew and Spindle Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Honeydew height is 20.30 cm and width 150.00 cm whereas Spindle Tree height is 370.00 cm and width 900.00 cm. The color specification of Honeydew and Spindle Tree are as follows:

Honeydew flower color: Yellow
Honeydew leaf color: Green
Spindle Tree flower color: Yellow green
Spindle Tree leaf color: Green

Care of Honeydew and Spindle Tree

Care of Honeydew and Spindle Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Honeydew pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Spindle Tree pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Honeydew needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Spindle Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.