Malabar Spinach

Cork Tree

About Malabar Spinach and Cork Tree

Malabar Spinach

Cork Tree

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia, India

China

1.4 Types

Red Malabar Spinach, Green Malabar Spinach

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Hot climate regions, Humid climates

Hills, Lower slopes, open Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available4-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12*7

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

2.40 cm240.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

24.00 cm180.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Green, Orange Red

Light Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

White, Ivory

Brown, Light Green, Lime Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Purple, Gray Green

Red

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Purple, Gray Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Lobed

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not let dry out between waterings, Requires consistently moist soil

Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

4.4.2 In Summer

Average Water

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

No pruning needed

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen

No fertilizers needed

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids

Red blotch, Spider mites

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Salt

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

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

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Landscape Designing

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Forms dense stands, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Windbreak

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Folate, Iron, Low calories, Low Fats, Rich in Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin C

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Bark, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food

Used as firewood, Used for woodware, Used in biomass, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Wood is used for ship building, Wood is used in construction, Wood log is used in making fences

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine

Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BASELLA alba

EUONYMUS phellomanus

7.2 Common Name

Ceylon Spinach, Malabar Spinach, Red Malabar Spinach

Cork Oak

7.2.1 In Hindi

पोई

कॉर्क ट्री

7.2.2 In German

Malabarspinat

Cork Tree

7.2.3 In French

L’épinard de Malabar

Arbre de Cork

7.2.4 In Spanish

espinaca de Malabar

Árbol de corcho

7.2.5 In Greek

Malabar Σπανάκι

Cork Tree

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Malabar espinafre

Cork Tree

7.2.7 In Polish

Szpinak Malabar

Cork Tree

7.2.8 In Latin

Spinach Malabar

Cork ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Anthophyta

8.3 Class

Eudicotyledones

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Fagales

8.5 Family

Basellaceae

Celastraceae

8.6 Genus

Basella

Quercus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Mirini

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Mirinae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Malabar Spinach and Cork Tree

Wondering what are the properties of Malabar Spinach and Cork Tree? We provide you with everything About Malabar Spinach and Cork Tree. Malabar Spinach doesn't have thorns and Cork Tree doesn't have thorns. Also Malabar Spinach does not have fragrant flowers. Malabar Spinach has allergic reactions like Not Available and Cork Tree has allergic reactions like Not Available. 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 Malabar Spinach and Cork Tree and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Malabar Spinach and Cork Tree

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

Malabar Spinach and Cork Tree Physical Information

Malabar Spinach and Cork Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Malabar Spinach height is 2.40 cm and width 24.00 cm whereas Cork Tree height is 240.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Malabar Spinach and Cork Tree are as follows:

Malabar Spinach flower color: Red, Green and Orange Red
Malabar Spinach leaf color: Green and Light Green
Cork Tree flower color: Light Green
Cork Tree leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Malabar Spinach and Cork Tree

Care of Malabar Spinach and Cork Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Malabar Spinach pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves and Cork Tree pruning is done No pruning needed. In summer Malabar Spinach needs Average Water and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Cork Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.