Kou

Crabapple

About Kou and Crabapple

Kou

Crabapple

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Origin

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

Types

Mareer, Manjak

No Available

Number of Varieties

1555

0 40000

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Habitat

Saline Soils, Sandy areas

All sorts of environments

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-154-7

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-10

8-1

Sunset Zone

H1, H2

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

760.00 cm610.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

670.00 cm550.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Gold, Orange Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light Green, Chocolate

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Small elliptic

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Spring

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

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial 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

Allergy

Dizziness, Throat itching, Vomiting

Rash

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden

Formal Garden

Beauty Benefits

Making cosmetics, used as a dye

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

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

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Acne, Aging, Hair Loss

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves

Fruits

Other Uses

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

Used to make juice

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Cordia subcordata

Crabapple

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Rosales

Family

Boraginaceae

Rosaceae

Genus

Cordia

Malus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Maleae

Subfamily

Amygdaloideae

Number of Species

155

1 27800

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Properties of Kou and Crabapple

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

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Season and Care of Kou and Crabapple

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

Kou and Crabapple Physical Information

Kou and Crabapple physical information is very important for comparison. Kou height is 760.00 cm and width 670.00 cm whereas Crabapple height is 610.00 cm and width 550.00 cm. The color specification of Kou and Crabapple are as follows:

Kou flower color: White, Yellow, Gold and Orange Red
Kou leaf color: Green
Crabapple flower color:
Crabapple leaf color:

Care of Kou and Crabapple

Care of Kou and Crabapple 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 Crabapple 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 Crabapple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.