Sausage Tree

Cashew

About Sausage Tree and Cashew

Sausage Tree

Cashew

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Origin

Eastern Africa, Middle Africa

Mexico, Central America, South America

Types

Kigelia africana

Number of Varieties

930

0 40000

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Habitat

Riverine forest, wooded grassland

Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-1210-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-9

12-5

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,220.00 cm610.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

910.00 cm610.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Dark Red, Tan

Green, Yellow green, Light Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Tan

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Elliptic

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs a lot of water initially

Do Not over Water, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water when soil is dry

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Balanced liquid fertilizer monthly

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Leaf spot, Mealybugs, Rust

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Birds, Butterflies

Birds

Allergy

Poisonous when unripe

Gastric, Kidney Stone

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Acne, Slow downs aging

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Gynaecological, Malaria, STDs

Nutrients, Stomach aliments, Treatment of ulcers, Weight loss

Part of Plant Used

Dried seeds, Leaves

Fruits, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

Used to flavour beer, Used to produce a red dye

Economic Purpose, Used As Food, Used in making beverages

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical

Edible, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

KIGELIA africana

ANACARDIUM occidentale

Common Name

Sausage Tree

Acajou, Cashew

In Hindi

Sausage Tree

काजू के पेड़

In German

Sausage Tree

Cashew Baum

In French

saucisse Arbre

Anacardier

In Spanish

Árbol de salchicha

árbol de anacardo

In Greek

λουκάνικο δέντρο

δέντρο κάσιους

In Portuguese

Árvore de salsicha

cajueiro

In Polish

kiełbasa Drzewo

drzewo nerkowca

In Latin

farciminis ligno

cashew ligno

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Sapindales

Family

Bignoniaceae

Anacardiaceae

Genus

Kaempferia

Anacardium

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Tecomeae

Subfamily

Anacardium occidentale, Mangifera indica 'Champagne', Pachycormus discolor, Pistacia chinensis

Number of Species

9600

1 27800

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Properties of Sausage Tree and Cashew

Wondering what are the properties of Sausage Tree and Cashew? We provide you with everything About Sausage Tree and Cashew. Sausage Tree doesn't have thorns and Cashew doesn't have thorns. Also Sausage Tree does not have fragrant flowers. Sausage Tree has allergic reactions like Poisonous when unripe and Cashew has allergic reactions like Poisonous when unripe. 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 Sausage Tree and Cashew and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sausage Tree and Cashew

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

Sausage Tree and Cashew Physical Information

Sausage Tree and Cashew physical information is very important for comparison. Sausage Tree height is 1,220.00 cm and width 910.00 cm whereas Cashew height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Sausage Tree and Cashew are as follows:

Sausage Tree flower color: Dark Red and Tan
Sausage Tree leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Cashew flower color: Green, Yellow green and Light Green
Cashew leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Sausage Tree and Cashew

Care of Sausage Tree and Cashew include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sausage Tree pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Cashew pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Sausage Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Cashew needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.