Protea

Sweet Chestnut

About Protea and Sweet Chestnut

Protea

Sweet Chestnut

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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

Eastern Asia

1.4 Types

Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Temperate Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-11

6-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-8

8-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, 22, 23, 24

A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Not Available

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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91.44 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

300.00 cm

Rank: 72 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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91.44 cm

Rank: 82 (Overall)▶

370.00 cm

Rank: 51 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Red, Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Red, Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Yellow, Gold

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Oblong or Lanceolate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Spring

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Not Available

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Not Available

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

All year

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Shade areas

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Grafting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering

Average Water Needs

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Fungal Diseases, Squirrels

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

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Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

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Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

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Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Flying insects, Insects

Not Available, Squirrels

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Oral Allergy, Throat itching

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Landscape Designing

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

Insignificant

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers

Potassium, Rich in Iron, Vitamin A, Vitamin B, Vitamin C

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties

Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping

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

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PROTEA

Castanea sativa

7.2 Common Name

Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree

Sweet Chestnut, Chestnut

7.2.1 In Hindi

Protea plant

शाहबलूत का फल

7.2.2 In German

Protea Pflanze

Esskastanie

7.2.3 In French

usine de Protea

châtaignier

7.2.4 In Spanish

planta de protea

Castaña dulce

7.2.5 In Greek

φυτό Protea

Sweet Chestnut

7.2.6 In Portuguese

planta Protea

Castanheiro

7.2.7 In Polish

Protea roślin

słodki Chestnut

7.2.8 In Latin

Protea herba

Dulce Chestnut

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Vascular plant

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Proteales

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Proteaceae

Aceraceae

8.6 Genus

Protea

Acer

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Proteae

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8.9 Subfamily

Proteoideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Protea and Sweet Chestnut

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

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Season and Care of Protea and Sweet Chestnut

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

Protea and Sweet Chestnut Physical Information

Protea and Sweet Chestnut physical information is very important for comparison. Protea height is 91.44 cm and width 91.44 cm whereas Sweet Chestnut height is 300.00 cm and width 370.00 cm. The color specification of Protea and Sweet Chestnut are as follows:

Protea flower color: Not Available
Protea leaf color: Not Available
Sweet Chestnut flower color: Red and Purple
Sweet Chestnut leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Protea and Sweet Chestnut

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