Honeydew

Spindle Tree

About Honeydew and Spindle Tree

Honeydew

Spindle Tree

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual or Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruit

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Africa

Europe, Western Asia

1.4 Types

Earlibrew, Honey King, Moonshine, Brilliance,Honey Chow

Euonymus fortunei, Euonymus alatus, Euonymus europaeus

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

5NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Semi arid regions

Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available4-7

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-4

7-1

1.8 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

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

20.30 cm370.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

150.00 cm900.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

White, Yellow, Salmon

Pink, Purple, Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Red

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Lanceolate to elliptical

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Cuttings, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Average Water Needs, Do Not 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

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

organic fertlizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Powdery mildew, Vine weevils

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

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

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

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

Not Available

Birds

5.12 Allergy

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

Mild Allergen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Available

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

Potassium, Vitamin C

Alterative, Laxative, Purgative, Tonic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves, Root, Seeds

Bark, Seeds, Wood

6.2.3 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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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

Hedges, Screening, Wind Break

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CUCUMIS melo 'Honey I Dew'

EUONYMUS europaeus 'Aldenhamensis'

7.2 Common Name

Honey I Dew Honeydew, Honeydew

Spindle Tree, Common Spindle, European Spindle

7.2.1 In Hindi

खरबूज़ा [kharabooza]

Spindle Tree

7.2.2 In German

Honigtau

Spindelbaum

7.2.3 In French

Miellat

Spindle Arbre

7.2.4 In Spanish

Gotas de miel

Árbol del husillo

7.2.5 In Greek

πεπόνι μελιτώματος [pepóni melitómatos]

ατράκτου Δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

melão de Honeydew

Árvore spindle

7.2.7 In Polish

melon spadzi

Wrzeciono Drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

honeydew

Ligno colos

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cucurbitales

Celastrales

8.5 Family

Cucurbitaceae

Celastraceae

8.6 Genus

Cucumis

Euonymus

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Euonymeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Celastroideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

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.