Kou

Butternut Tree

About Kou and Butternut Tree

Kou

Butternut Tree

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

Type

Tree

Origin

Eastern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, Australia

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Canada

Types

Mareer, Manjak

Juglans cinerea

Number of Varieties

156

0 40000

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Habitat

Saline Soils, Sandy areas

Anthropogenic, Floodplains, Forests

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-153-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-10

9-1

Sunset Zone

H1, H2

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

760.00 cm1,220.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

670.00 cm1,220.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Gold, Orange Red

Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light Green, Chocolate

Green, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Yellow, Gold

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Pinnate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Root rot, Snails

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought and Salt

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Birds, Squirrels

Allergy

Dizziness, Throat itching, Vomiting

Gastric, Pollen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden

Beauty Benefits

Making cosmetics, used as a dye

Good for skin

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Absorbs greenhouse gases, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Shadow Tree

Air purification, Shadow Tree

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Acne, Aging, Hair Loss

Dysentry, Intestinal irritations, Small pox, Stomach pain

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves

Sap, Seeds

Other Uses

Making Shampoo, Showy Purposes, Used as Biofuel, Used as Ornamental plant

Application in Furniture, Decorative veneers, flooring, paneling, Herbicide

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Edible, Shade Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CORDIA subcordata

JUGLANS cinerea

Common Name

Beach Cordia, Island Walnut, Kou, Sea Trumpet

Butternut

In Hindi

Cordia subcordata

Butternut Tree

In German

Cordia subcordata

Butternut Baum

In French

Cordia subcordata

noyer cendré

In Spanish

Cordia subcordata

árbol de nogal

In Greek

Cordia subcordata

Butternut Δέντρο

In Portuguese

Cordia subcordata

Árvore Butternut

In Polish

Cordia subcordata

butternut Drzewo

In Latin

Cordia subcordata

Butternut ligno

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Juglandales

Family

Boraginaceae

Juglandaceae

Genus

Cordia

Juglans

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

1 27800

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Properties of Kou and Butternut Tree

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

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Season and Care of Kou and Butternut Tree

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

Kou and Butternut Tree Physical Information

Kou and Butternut Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Kou height is 760.00 cm and width 670.00 cm whereas Butternut Tree height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm. The color specification of Kou and Butternut Tree are as follows:

Kou flower color: White, Yellow, Gold and Orange Red
Kou leaf color: Green
Butternut Tree flower color: Yellow green
Butternut Tree leaf color: Light Green

Care of Kou and Butternut Tree

Care of Kou and Butternut Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kou pruning is done Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness and Remove damaged leaves and Butternut Tree pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Kou needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Butternut Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.