Plum

Common Spindle

About Plum and Common Spindle

Plum

Common Spindle

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Fruit

Shrub

Origin

Europe, Western Asia

Types

European plum, Gages, Japanese plum

Euonymus europaeus

Number of Varieties

1515

0 40000

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Habitat

Moist Soils, Sandy areas, Wet ground

Floodplains, Open Forest

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-84-7

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-3

7-1

Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16

Habit

Upright/Erect

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

609.60 cm370.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

457.20 cm900.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Pink, White

Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple, Violet, Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Burgundy, Bronze, Ivory

Orange

Leaf Color in Spring

Pink

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Red, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Early Spring, Late Winter

Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Sandy

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring

Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting

Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season, Water Deeply

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

In Summer

Moderate

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots

Fertilizers

Nitrogen, Phosphorous

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Ants, Aphids, Beetles, Mites

Birds

Allergy

Abdominal pain, Anaphylaxis, breathing problems, Hives, Swelling, Throat itching, Vomiting

Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Improve skin tone, Skin Problems

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Shadow Tree

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Bone strength, Brain disease, Cancer, Cellular Health, constipation, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Heart problems

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Fruits, Seeds

Other Uses

Cosmetics

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree

Hedges, Screening, Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PRUNUS domestica 'Brooks'

EUONYMUS europaeus

Common Name

Plum

European spindle

In Hindi

बेर

आम धुरी

In German

Pflaume

gemeinsamen Spindel

In French

prune

axe commun

In Spanish

ciruela

husillo Común

In Greek

Δαμάσκηνο

κοινή άξονα

In Portuguese

ameixa

eixo comum

In Polish

Śliwka

wspólna wrzeciona

In Latin

Plum

commune fusum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant

Tracheobionta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Celastrales

Family

Rosaceae

Celastraceae

Genus

Prunus

Euonymus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Amygdaloideae

Number of Species

4030

1 27800

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Properties of Plum and Common Spindle

Wondering what are the properties of Plum and Common Spindle? We provide you with everything About Plum and Common Spindle. Plum has thorns and Common Spindle doesn't have thorns. Also Plum does not have fragrant flowers. Plum has allergic reactions like Abdominal pain, Anaphylaxis, breathing problems, Hives, Swelling, Throat itching and Vomiting and Common Spindle has allergic reactions like Abdominal pain, Anaphylaxis, breathing problems, Hives, Swelling, 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 Plum and Common Spindle and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Plum and Common Spindle

Season and care of Plum and Common Spindle is important to know. While considering everything about Plum and Common Spindle Care, growing season is an essential factor. Plum season is Early Spring and Late Winter and Common Spindle season is Early Spring and Late Winter. The type of soil for Plum is Clay, Sandy and for Common Spindle is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Plum is Acidic and for Common Spindle is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Plum and Common Spindle Physical Information

Plum and Common Spindle physical information is very important for comparison. Plum height is 609.60 cm and width 457.20 cm whereas Common Spindle height is 370.00 cm and width 900.00 cm. The color specification of Plum and Common Spindle are as follows:

Plum flower color: Pink and White
Plum leaf color: Pink
Common Spindle flower color: Yellow green
Common Spindle leaf color: Green

Care of Plum and Common Spindle

Care of Plum and Common Spindle include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Plum pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Common Spindle pruning is done Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves and Remove shoots. In summer Plum needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Common Spindle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.