Red Buckeye

Acerola

About Red Buckeye and Acerola

Red Buckeye

Acerola

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas

Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Typical Red Buckeye, Yellow-flowered Red Buckeye

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

2NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-99-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-5

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Thicket/Colonizing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

370.00 cm457.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

300.00 cm243.84 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Red, Orange Red

Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Dark Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Elliptic

Oval

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Cuttings, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

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

Acidic, Neutral

Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Dry, Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove dead branches

In Early Autumn, Prune in winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount

Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Leaf Blotch

Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Wind

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds

Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators

5.12 Allergy

Pollen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good for skin

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds, Windbreak

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Cancer, Hypnotic, Odontalgic, Salve

Antioxidants, Arthritis, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fertility, Fever, Inflammation, Kidney problems, scurvy, Urinary tract problems, Vitamin C

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Seeds

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Grounded seed is used as a gruel, Used as a soap substitute

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making hedge

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

AESCULUS pavia

Malpighia emarginata

7.2 Common Name

Red Buckeye

Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle

7.2.1 In Hindi

Red Buckeye

Acerola Tree

7.2.2 In German

Red Buckeye

Acerola Baum

7.2.3 In French

Red Buckeye

Acerola Arbre

7.2.4 In Spanish

rojo castaño de Indias

Árbol de acerola

7.2.5 In Greek

κόκκινο Buckeye

Acerola Δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Red Buckeye

Árvore acerola

7.2.7 In Polish

Red Buckeye

Acerola Drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

Red Buckeye

Acerola ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Malpighiales

8.5 Family

Hippocastanaceae

Malpighiaceae

8.6 Genus

Aesculus

Malpighia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Hippocastanoideae

Not Available, Paperveroideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Red Buckeye and Acerola

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

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Season and Care of Red Buckeye and Acerola

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

Red Buckeye and Acerola Physical Information

Red Buckeye and Acerola physical information is very important for comparison. Red Buckeye height is 370.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Acerola height is 457.20 cm and width 243.84 cm. The color specification of Red Buckeye and Acerola are as follows:

Red Buckeye flower color: Yellow, Red and Orange Red
Red Buckeye leaf color: Dark Green
Acerola flower color: Pink
Acerola leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Red Buckeye and Acerola

Care of Red Buckeye and Acerola include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Red Buckeye pruning is done Remove dead branches and Acerola pruning is done In Early Autumn, Prune in winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Red Buckeye needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Acerola needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.