Sapodilla

Green Velvet Boxwood

About Sapodilla and Green Velvet Boxwood

Sapodilla

Green Velvet Boxwood

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin, Mexico, Central America, South America

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Not Available

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Coastal Regions

Anthropogenic, meadows, Slopes

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-156-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

150.00 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm60.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Green, Light Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green, Bronze

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Oblong elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

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

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Pollution

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs more water during establishment

Keep ground moist, Keep immersed in water, Medium

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

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 or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

14-14-14 Fertilizer, Compost

10-10-10

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Anthracnose, Aphids, Red blotch, Rust

Blight, Leaf spot, Leafminer, Mites, Psyllids

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Heat Tolerance, Salt and Soil Compaction

Pollution

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

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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

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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

Aphids, Not Available, Squirrels

Flying insects, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Stomach pain, Vomiting

Itchiness, Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Used in parkland

Bonsai, Decorating walls, Landscape Designing, Mass in beds, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc., Used for making hedges

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Anti-ageing, Blackheads, Reduce Bruises

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Shadow Tree, Soil protection

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Dehydration, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Nutrients, Weight loss

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Application in Handicrafts, Food for animals, Showy Purposes

Used as Ornamental plant, 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

Edible, Herb, Vegetable

Container, Edging, Foundation, Hedges, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Manilkara zapota

BUXUS 'Green Velvet' COPF

7.2 Common Name

sapodilla , chikoo, Sapota

Green velvet boxwood

7.2.1 In Hindi

चीकू

Green velvet boxwood

7.2.2 In German

Breiapfelbaum

Grüner Samt boxwood

7.2.3 In French

Sapotillier

Vert velours buis

7.2.4 In Spanish

chicle

boj terciopelo verde

7.2.5 In Greek

sapodilla

Πράσινο πυξάρι βελούδο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

sapodilla

buxo veludo verde

7.2.7 In Polish

Pigwica właściwa, sapodilla

Green Velvet bukszpan

7.2.8 In Latin

sapodilla

Carl viridis praetoriola

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Ericales

Buxales

8.5 Family

Sapotaceae

Buxaceae

8.6 Genus

Abelia

Buxus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Sapoteae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Sapotoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

13470

1 27800

Properties of Sapodilla and Green Velvet Boxwood

Wondering what are the properties of Sapodilla and Green Velvet Boxwood? We provide you with everything About Sapodilla and Green Velvet Boxwood. Sapodilla doesn't have thorns and Green Velvet Boxwood doesn't have thorns. Also Sapodilla does not have fragrant flowers. Sapodilla has allergic reactions like Stomach pain and Vomiting and Green Velvet Boxwood has allergic reactions like Stomach pain and Vomiting. 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 Sapodilla and Green Velvet Boxwood and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sapodilla and Green Velvet Boxwood

Season and care of Sapodilla and Green Velvet Boxwood is important to know. While considering everything about Sapodilla and Green Velvet Boxwood Care, growing season is an essential factor. Sapodilla season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Green Velvet Boxwood season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Sapodilla is Loam, Sand and for Green Velvet Boxwood is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Sapodilla is Neutral and for Green Velvet Boxwood is Acidic, Neutral.

Sapodilla and Green Velvet Boxwood Physical Information

Sapodilla and Green Velvet Boxwood physical information is very important for comparison. Sapodilla height is 150.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Green Velvet Boxwood height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Sapodilla and Green Velvet Boxwood are as follows:

Sapodilla flower color: Yellow
Sapodilla leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Green Velvet Boxwood flower color: Green and Light Yellow
Green Velvet Boxwood leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Sapodilla and Green Velvet Boxwood

Care of Sapodilla and Green Velvet Boxwood include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sapodilla pruning is done Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness and Green Velvet Boxwood pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Sapodilla needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Green Velvet Boxwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.