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Palo Santo
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About Palo Santo

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Origin

Caribbean, South America

Types

-

Number of Varieties

1
0 40000
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Habitat

Dry Forest, tropical environments

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-15
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-10

Sunset Zone

H1, H2

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

370.00 cm
Rank: 66 (Overall)
0 3900
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Minimum Width

460.00 cm
Rank: 43 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Sky Blue, Indigo

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Red, Orange

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Olive

Leaf Color in Winter

Olive

Shape

Leaf Shape

Toothed

Thorns

9% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

18% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

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

-

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

46% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Edible Fruit

25% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

40% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

11% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

14% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

10% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

60% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

41% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

3% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Invasive

5% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

58% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

-

Allergy

-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Edible Uses

74% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti-cancer, Cold, Combats Stress, Detoxification, Immunity

Part of Plant Used

Bark

Other Uses

For making oil, For making oil for cosmetics, Medicinal oil, Oil is used for aromatherapy

Used As Indoor Plant

9% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Bursera graveolens

Common Name

Common Lignum Vitae, Palo Santo

In Hindi

पालो सेंटो

In German

Palo Santo

In French

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In Spanish

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In Greek

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In Portuguese

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In Polish

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In Latin

S. Palo

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Family

Zygophyllaceae

Genus

Bursera

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-

Subfamily

-

Number of Species

100
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1 27800
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Properties of Palo Santo

Want to know the properties of Palo Santo? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Palo Santo is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Palo Santo Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use: anti-cancer, Cold, Combats Stress, Detoxification and Immunity

  • Part of plant used: Bark

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Palo Santo Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Palo Santo. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Palo Santo physical information is as follows: 370.00 cm tall and 460.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Toothed. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: Sky Blue and Indigo
  • Leaf color: Green

Care of Palo Santo

Taking Palo Santo Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Palo Santo include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Palo Santo

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Palo Santo is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Palo Santo is a very important plant from List of Trees. There are 1 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: -. This plant's habitat is Dry Forest and tropical environments and it comes in the hardiness zone 10-15. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.