Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Fruit
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
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Africa, Southern Africa
Types
European plum, Gages, Japanese plum
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Number of Varieties
151600
0
40000
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Habitat
Moist Soils, Sandy areas, Wet ground
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-810-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-3
12-8
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22
H1, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
609.60 cm91.44 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
457.20 cm91.44 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, White
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Purple, Violet, Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Burgundy, Bronze, Ivory
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Leaf Color in Spring
Pink
-
Leaf Color in Summer
-
-
Leaf Color in Fall
-
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Egg-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Early Spring, Late Winter
Fall, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
-
Type of Soil
Clay, Sandy
Clay
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Early Spring
All year
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season, Water Deeply
Requires a lot of watering
In Summer
Moderate
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
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
Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphorous
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
-
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
-
Foliage Sheen
-
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants, Aphids, Beetles, Mites
Flying insects, Insects
Allergy
Abdominal pain, Anaphylaxis, breathing problems, Hives, Swelling, Throat itching, Vomiting
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Improve skin tone, Skin Problems
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers
Other Uses
Cosmetics
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
PRUNUS domestica 'Brooks'
PROTEA
Common Name
Plum
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
In Hindi
बेर
Protea plant
In German
Pflaume
Protea Pflanze
In French
prune
usine de Protea
In Spanish
ciruela
planta de protea
In Greek
Δαμάσκηνο
φυτό Protea
In Portuguese
ameixa
planta Protea
In Polish
Śliwka
Protea roślin
In Latin
Plum
Protea herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Proteales
Family
Rosaceae
Proteaceae
Genus
Prunus
Protea
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Proteae
Subfamily
Amygdaloideae
Proteoideae
Number of Species
401600
1
27800
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