Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Tree
Vegetable
Origin
North America, Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Alaska, Canada
Mexico, Central America, South America
Types
Ornamental Tree
Cherry Stuffer, Sweet Cherry, Hot Cherry
Number of Varieties
3050
0
40000
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Habitat
Slopes, Swamps
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-75-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
12-1
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,520.00 cm45.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
760.00 cm40.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Black
Red, Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Sea Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Yellow, Gold
Dark Green, Black
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Stem Planting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Armyworm, Borers, Red blotch, Stink bugs, Worms
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Aphids, Beetles
Allergy
-
Eye irritation, Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cold, Cough, Gout, Laxative, Rheumatism, Wounds
Vitamin A, Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Wood
Fruits
Other Uses
Animal Feed, Sometimes used for making wine
Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical
Botanical Name
BETULA papyrifera
CAPSICUM annuum 'Cherry Pick'
Common Name
Paper Birch
Cherry Pepper, Cherry Pick Pepper
In Hindi
Paper birch
चेरी मिर्च
In German
Papierbirke
Kirsche Pfeffer
In French
Le bouleau à papier
cerise Pepper
In Spanish
abedul de papel
cereza de la pimienta
In Greek
σημύδα χαρτί
Cherry πιπέρι
In Portuguese
vidoeiro de papel
cereja pimenta
In Polish
brzoza papieru
Cherry Pieprz
In Latin
Paper betula
Cherry Pepper
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fagales
Solanales
Family
Betulaceae
Solanaceae
Genus
Betula
Capsicum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Capsiceae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
6050
1
27800
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