Protea

Eastern Cottonwood

About Protea and Eastern Cottonwood

Protea

Eastern Cottonwood

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Tree

1.3 Origin

Africa, Southern Africa

Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, Canada, Mexico

1.4 Types

Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree

Plains Cottonwood, Rio Grande cottonwood

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: 87 (Overall)▶

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1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

bottomlands, Floodplain, Hardwood forests, Riverbanks

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-11

3-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-8

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, 22, 23, 24

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

1.9 Habit

Not Available

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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91.44 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

3,050.00 cm

Rank: 4 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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91.44 cm

Rank: 82 (Overall)▶

2,130.00 cm

Rank: 5 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Red, Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

White

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

Green, Gray

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Yellow

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Toothed curved and flat petiole

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Spring

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Not Available

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Not Available

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

All year

Early Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

Not Available

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought, Soil Compaction, Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season, Water Deeply, Water more in summer

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Ample Water

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Ample Water

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove dead branches, Remove hanging branches

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Borers, Caterpillars, Insects

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

Drought, Soil Compaction, Wet Site

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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None

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

Not Available

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

Not Available

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

Not Available

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

Not Available

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

Not Available

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

Not Available

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5.4 Showy Foliage

Not Available

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5.5 Showy Bark

Not Available

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Not Available

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Not Available

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

Not Available

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5.11 Attracts

Flying insects, Insects

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Hay fever, Headache, Runny nose, sneezing

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Landscape Designing

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

No Beauty Benefits

6.1.3 Edible Uses

Insignificant

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Forms dense stands, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Wildlife, Windbreak

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers

Anodyne, Anthelmintic, anti-inflammatory, Febrifuge

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Inner Bark, Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties

Biomass for fuel, Used as firewood, Used As Food

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PROTEA

POPULUS deltoides

7.2 Common Name

Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree

Eastern Cottonwood

7.2.1 In Hindi

Protea plant

Eastern Cottonwood

7.2.2 In German

Protea Pflanze

Eastern Cottonwood

7.2.3 In French

usine de Protea

Cottonwood Orient

7.2.4 In Spanish

planta de protea

Cottonwood del Este

7.2.5 In Greek

φυτό Protea

Ανατολική Cottonwood

7.2.6 In Portuguese

planta Protea

Cottonwood Oriental

7.2.7 In Polish

Protea roślin

Eastern Cottonwood

7.2.8 In Latin

Protea herba

Orientalium Poplar

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Vascular plant

Anthophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Proteales

Salicales

8.5 Family

Proteaceae

Salicaceae

8.6 Genus

Protea

Populus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Proteae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Proteoideae

Salicoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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1600

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Properties of Protea and Eastern Cottonwood

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

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Season and Care of Protea and Eastern Cottonwood

Season and care of Protea and Eastern Cottonwood is important to know. While considering everything about Protea and Eastern Cottonwood Care, growing season is an essential factor. Protea season is Fall and Spring and Eastern Cottonwood season is Fall and Spring. The type of soil for Protea is Clay and for Eastern Cottonwood is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Protea is Acidic and for Eastern Cottonwood is Acidic, Neutral.

Protea and Eastern Cottonwood Physical Information

Protea and Eastern Cottonwood physical information is very important for comparison. Protea height is 91.44 cm and width 91.44 cm whereas Eastern Cottonwood height is 3,050.00 cm and width 2,130.00 cm. The color specification of Protea and Eastern Cottonwood are as follows:

Protea flower color: Not Available
Protea leaf color: Not Available
Eastern Cottonwood flower color: Red and Green
Eastern Cottonwood leaf color: Green and Gray

Care of Protea and Eastern Cottonwood

Care of Protea and Eastern Cottonwood include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Protea pruning is done Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Eastern Cottonwood pruning is done Remove dead branches and Remove hanging branches. In summer Protea needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Eastern Cottonwood needs Ample Water and in winter, it needs Average Water.