Ribbon Palm

Bread Tree

About Ribbon Palm and Bread Tree

Ribbon Palm

Bread Tree

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

1.2 Type

Palm or Cycad

1.3 Origin

Australia

South Africa

1.4 Types

Not Available

Alexandria cycad, Encephalartos caffer, Encephalartos concinnus

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA66

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cold Regions, Moist Soils, Wet lands

Riverbanks, Rocky areas, Scrubs

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-139-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

12-8

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

910.00 cm290.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

300.00 cm240.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green, Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Costapalmate

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Salt

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Needs very little water

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

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

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

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

Birds

Birds, Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Shadow Tree, Windbreak

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

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, Feature Plant, Street Trees, Tropical

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

LIVISTONA decipiens

ENCEPHALARTOS altensteinii

7.2 Common Name

Fountain Palm, Ribbon Palm

Bread Tree, Prickly Cycad

7.2.1 In Hindi

Ribbon Palm

Bread Tree

7.2.2 In German

Ribbon Palm

Brotbaum

7.2.3 In French

Ribbon Palm

Bread Arbre

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ribbon Palm

Árbol del pan

7.2.5 In Greek

Ribbon Palm

ψωμί Δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Ribbon Palm

Árvore de pão

7.2.7 In Polish

Ribbon Palm

chleb Drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

Ribbon Palm

panis ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Equisetopsida

8.4 Order

Arecales

Cycadales

8.5 Family

Arecaceae

Cycadaceae

8.6 Genus

Livistona

Encephalartos

8.7 Clade

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Corypheae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Coryphoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

3466

1 27800

Properties of Ribbon Palm and Bread Tree

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

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Season and Care of Ribbon Palm and Bread Tree

Season and care of Ribbon Palm and Bread Tree is important to know. While considering everything about Ribbon Palm and Bread Tree Care, growing season is an essential factor. Ribbon Palm season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Bread Tree season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Ribbon Palm is Loam, Sand and for Bread Tree is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Ribbon Palm is Acidic, Neutral and for Bread Tree is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Ribbon Palm and Bread Tree Physical Information

Ribbon Palm and Bread Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Ribbon Palm height is 910.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Bread Tree height is 290.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Ribbon Palm and Bread Tree are as follows:

Ribbon Palm flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Ribbon Palm leaf color: Green, Blue Green and Dark Green
Bread Tree flower color: Not Available
Bread Tree leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Ribbon Palm and Bread Tree

Care of Ribbon Palm and Bread Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Ribbon Palm pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Bread Tree pruning is done Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Ribbon Palm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bread Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.