Kiwifruit

Wedding Cake Tree

About Kiwifruit and Wedding Cake Tree

Kiwifruit

Wedding Cake Tree

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruit

Tree

1.3 Origin

China

India, Nepal, China, Japan, Korea

1.4 Types

Actinidia deliciosa chlorocarpa, Actinidia deliciosa deliciosa

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

2NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Mountain forests

Woodland Garden Canopy

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-95-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-7

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

610.00 cm1,070.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA610.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

White, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan, Brown

Burgundy, Dark Blue, Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Yellow green

Light Yellow, Burgundy, Dark Red

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Layering, Softwood cuttings

Grafting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Water daily during growing season

Requires regular watering during dry weather

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune in early summer, Prune in late winter

No pruning needed

4.8 Fertilizers

Self-fertile

No fertilizers needed

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Armillaria root rot, Armored scales, Bleeding canker, Botrytis Blight, Crown gall, Nematodes, Phytophthora Root Rot, Red blotch

Bacterial leaf spot, Canker, Powdery mildew

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

✔ ✘

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

Medium

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Inflammation, Mouth itching, Throat itching

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Used in parkland

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Beautiful Skin, Protects from sun damage

No Beauty Benefits

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

constipation, Heart problems, Low Blood Pressure

Antiphlogistic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Fruits, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Oil used in the lubricating and soap industry

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Rock Garden / Wall, Vine

Shade Trees, Street Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ACTINIDIA deliciosa

CORNUS controversa

7.2 Common Name

Chinese Gooseberry, Fuzzy Kiwi, Kiwi

Giant Dogwood, Wedding Cake Tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

कीवी फल

Wedding Cake Tree

7.2.2 In German

Kiwi, Chinesischer Strahlengriffel

Hochzeitstorte Baum

7.2.3 In French

Kiwi, Groseille de Chine, Yang Tao, Souris végétale

Gâteau de mariage Arbre

7.2.4 In Spanish

kiwi, kivi, actinidia

Pastel de bodas del árbol

7.2.5 In Greek

Ακτινίδια

Γαμήλια τούρτα Δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Quiuí

Árvore do bolo de casamento

7.2.7 In Polish

Owoc kiwi

Wedding Cake Drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

Kiwi fructum

MUSTACEUM ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Ericales

Cornales

8.5 Family

Actinidiaceae

Cornaceae

8.6 Genus

Actinidia

Cornus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Cornoideae

8.10 Number of Species

60NA

1 27800

Properties of Kiwifruit and Wedding Cake Tree

Wondering what are the properties of Kiwifruit and Wedding Cake Tree? We provide you with everything About Kiwifruit and Wedding Cake Tree. Kiwifruit doesn't have thorns and Wedding Cake Tree doesn't have thorns. Also Kiwifruit does not have fragrant flowers. Kiwifruit has allergic reactions like Inflammation, Mouth itching and Throat itching and Wedding Cake Tree has allergic reactions like Inflammation, Mouth itching and Throat itching. 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 Kiwifruit and Wedding Cake Tree and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Kiwifruit and Wedding Cake Tree

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

Kiwifruit and Wedding Cake Tree Physical Information

Kiwifruit and Wedding Cake Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Kiwifruit height is 610.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Wedding Cake Tree height is 1,070.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Kiwifruit and Wedding Cake Tree are as follows:

Kiwifruit flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Kiwifruit leaf color: Green and Light Green
Wedding Cake Tree flower color: White and Ivory
Wedding Cake Tree leaf color: Green

Care of Kiwifruit and Wedding Cake Tree

Care of Kiwifruit and Wedding Cake Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kiwifruit pruning is done Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune in early summer and Prune in late winter and Wedding Cake Tree pruning is done No pruning needed. In summer Kiwifruit needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Wedding Cake Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.