Kukui

Devil's Walking Stick

About Kukui and Devil's Walking Stick

Kukui

Devil's Walking Stick

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Origin

Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia

Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Texas

Types

Aralia spinosa

Number of Varieties

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Woodlands

Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Secondary

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-124-9

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

12-9

9-1

Sunset Zone

H2, 23, 24

3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Thicket/Colonizing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,370.00 cm300.00 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

1,520.00 cm460.00 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

White

White, Green, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light Green, Gray Green

Purple, Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green, Gray

Green, Blue Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green, Gray

Green, Blue Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Yellow, Green, Purple, Blue Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Maple shaped

bipinnate

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Summer

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought, Salt

Pollution, Soil Compaction

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water daily during growing season

Needs high amount of water

In Summer

Moderate

Lots of watering

In Spring

Less Watering

Moderate

In Winter

Less Watering

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Insects

Aphids, Leaf spot, Mealybugs

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Bees, Butterflies, Insects

Allergy

Nausea, Vomiting

Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden

Borders, Woodland margins

Beauty Benefits

For treating wrinkles, Moisturizing, used as a dye

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Shadow Tree

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cramps, Dermatitis

Alterative, Analgesic, Diaphoretic, Opthalmic

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Leaves

Bark, Leaves, Root

Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Sauces, Used as firewood

Used as a potherb

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALEURITES moluccanus

ARALIA spinosa

Common Name

Candleberry, Candlenut, Kukui

American Angelica Tree, Devil's Walking Stick, Hercules' Club

In Hindi

Aleurites moluccanus

Devil's Walking Stick

In German

Lichtnussbaum

Teufelsspazierstock

In French

Aleurites moluccana

Walking bâton du diable

In Spanish

Aleurites moluccanus

Bastón del Diablo

In Greek

Aleurites moluccanus

Περπάτημα Stick διαβόλου

In Portuguese

Nogueira-de-iguape

Vara andando de diabo

In Polish

Nogueira-de-iguape

Diabelski laska

In Latin

Aleurites moluccanus

Virgam diaboli

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Angiosperms

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Euphorbiales

Apiales

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Araliaceae

Genus

Aleurites

Aralia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Aleuritideae

Subfamily

Crotonoideae

Aralioideae

Number of Species

5030

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Kukui and Devil's Walking Stick

Wondering what are the properties of Kukui and Devil's Walking Stick? We provide you with everything About Kukui and Devil's Walking Stick. Kukui doesn't have thorns and Devil's Walking Stick doesn't have thorns. Also Kukui does not have fragrant flowers. Kukui has allergic reactions like Nausea and Vomiting and Devil's Walking Stick has allergic reactions like Nausea 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 Kukui and Devil's Walking Stick and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare List of Trees » More

Kukui and Norfolk Island Pine

Kukui and Strawberry Tree

Kukui and Arizona Madrone

» More Compare List of Trees

Season and Care of Kukui and Devil's Walking Stick

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

Kukui and Devil's Walking Stick Physical Information

Kukui and Devil's Walking Stick physical information is very important for comparison. Kukui height is 1,370.00 cm and width 1,520.00 cm whereas Devil's Walking Stick height is 300.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Kukui and Devil's Walking Stick are as follows:

Kukui flower color: White
Kukui leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Gray
Devil's Walking Stick flower color: White, Green and Ivory
Devil's Walking Stick leaf color: Green, Blue Green and Dark Green

Care of Kukui and Devil's Walking Stick

Care of Kukui and Devil's Walking Stick include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kukui pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Devil's Walking Stick pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Kukui needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Less Watering. Whereas, in summer Devil's Walking Stick needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.