Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Annual
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Fruit
Origin
Africa, Southern Africa
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Russia/Siberia, Southern Asia, Western Asia
Types
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Jonathan apple, fuji apple
Number of Varieties
160025
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Cold Regions, gardens
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-114-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
9-1
Sunset Zone
H1, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16
Habit
-
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
91.44 cm370.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
91.44 cm460.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Yellow, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green, Light Yellow, Brown
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring
Spring, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
-
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
All year
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Rocky Soil, Shade areas
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering
Do not let dry out between waterings, Never Over-water, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
In Summer
Lots of watering
Alternate Days
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune central stem, Remove lateral branches
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Apply 10-10-10 amount, fertilize in growing season, Fertilize the soil before planting
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Bacterial Blight, Bacterial Canker, Leaf rust, Red blotch, Ring Rot, Woodpecker feeding
Plant Tolerance
-
Rocky Soil, Shade areas
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Flying insects, Insects
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects
Allergy
-
Peripheral Edema, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Acne, For treating wrinkles, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing, Stops hair loss
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for animals, Shadow Tree, soil stabilisation, Windbreak
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Acne, Alzheimer’s Disease, Anemia, constipation, Gastrointestinal disorders, Hair Loss, Parkinson
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Fruits
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Acts as a natural source of rain water for birds and insects., Cosmetics, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree
Botanical Name
PROTEA
MALUS domestica 'Ginger Gold'
Common Name
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
Apple, Ginger Gold Apple, Yellow Eating Apple
In Hindi
Protea plant
सुनहरा सेब
In German
Protea Pflanze
goldener Apfel
In French
usine de Protea
pomme d'Or
In Spanish
planta de protea
manzana dorada
In Greek
φυτό Protea
χρυσό μήλο
In Portuguese
planta Protea
maçã Dourada
In Polish
Protea roślin
złote jabłko
In Latin
Protea herba
aureum pomum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Proteales
Rosales
Family
Proteaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Protea
Malus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Dicotyledonous, Rosids
Tribe
Proteae
-
Subfamily
Proteoideae
-
Number of Species
160065
1
27800
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