Kiwifruit

Wood Apple

About Kiwifruit and Wood Apple

Kiwifruit

Wood Apple

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruit

Fruits, Trees

1.3 Origin

China

Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya

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

Dry areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-9Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-7

Not Available

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

Not Available

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

610.00 cm800.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA900.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan, Brown

Greyish Brown, Light Green, Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Yellow green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Autumn

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Rich

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

Late Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Layering, Softwood cuttings

Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Water daily during growing season

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

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Rich

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

Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

Self-fertile

for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

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

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Inflammation, Mouth itching, Throat itching

Gastric

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Beautiful Skin, Protects from sun damage

Good Cleanser

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Not Available

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

constipation, Heart problems, Low Blood Pressure

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

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

Edible, Fruit Tree

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ACTINIDIA deliciosa

Limonia acidissima

7.2 Common Name

Chinese Gooseberry, Fuzzy Kiwi, Kiwi

Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit

7.2.1 In Hindi

कीवी फल

कबिट

7.2.2 In German

Kiwi, Chinesischer Strahlengriffel

Indischer Holzapfel

7.2.3 In French

Kiwi, Groseille de Chine, Yang Tao, Souris végétale

Kawista

7.2.4 In Spanish

kiwi, kivi, actinidia

Kawista

7.2.5 In Greek

Ακτινίδια

γλυκό ασβέστη

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Quiuí

Limonia

7.2.7 In Polish

Owoc kiwi

Feronia słoniowa

7.2.8 In Latin

Kiwi fructum

dulcis ad cinerem

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Ericales

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Actinidiaceae

Rutaceae

8.6 Genus

Actinidia

Limonia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Citreae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Aurantioideae

8.10 Number of Species

601

1 27800

Properties of Kiwifruit and Wood Apple

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

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Season and Care of Kiwifruit and Wood Apple

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

Kiwifruit and Wood Apple Physical Information

Kiwifruit and Wood Apple physical information is very important for comparison. Kiwifruit height is 610.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Wood Apple height is 800.00 cm and width 900.00 cm. The color specification of Kiwifruit and Wood Apple are as follows:

Kiwifruit flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Kiwifruit leaf color: Green and Light Green
Wood Apple flower color: White
Wood Apple leaf color: Green

Care of Kiwifruit and Wood Apple

Care of Kiwifruit and Wood Apple include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kiwifruit pruning is done Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune in early summer and Prune in late winter and Wood Apple pruning is done Prune after harvesting and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Kiwifruit 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.