Sausage Tree

Field Maple

About Sausage Tree and Field Maple

Sausage Tree

Field Maple

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

1.3 Origin

Eastern Africa, Middle Africa

Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

A. campestre var. campestre - downy fruit A. campestre var. leiocarpum (Opiz) Wallr. (syn. A. campestre subsp. leiocarpum) - hairless fruit

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA2

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Riverine forest, wooded grassland

Forest margins, gardens, Suburban areas, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-125-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

8-4

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1,220.00 cm910.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

910.00 cm910.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Dark Red, Tan

Green, Light Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan

Light Yellow, Light Pink, Light Green, Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Yellow, Gold, Tan

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Maple shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Pollution, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs a lot of water initially

Needs watering once a week, Requires watering in the growing season

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

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

Balanced liquid fertilizer monthly

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Leaf spot, Mealybugs, Rust

Fungal Diseases

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

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

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

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

Bees, Birds, Butterflies, Not Available

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Poisonous when unripe

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Acne, Slow downs aging

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Gynaecological, Malaria, STDs

Sore Eyes

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Dried seeds, Leaves

Bark, Sap

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used to flavour beer, Used to produce a red dye

Grown for shade, Used in Furniture, Used in making musical instruments

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, Shade Trees, Tropical

Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

KIGELIA africana

ACER campestre

7.2 Common Name

Sausage Tree

Field Maple, Hedge Maple

7.2.1 In Hindi

Sausage Tree

फील्ड मेपल

7.2.2 In German

Sausage Tree

Feld-Ahorn

7.2.3 In French

saucisse Arbre

Maple terrain

7.2.4 In Spanish

Árbol de salchicha

arce de campo

7.2.5 In Greek

λουκάνικο δέντρο

Το πεδίο Maple

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Árvore de salsicha

bordo de campo

7.2.7 In Polish

kiełbasa Drzewo

Klon polny

7.2.8 In Latin

farciminis ligno

Field Maple

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Bignoniaceae

Aceraceae

8.6 Genus

Kaempferia

Acer

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Tecomeae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Hippocastanoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA128

1 27800

Properties of Sausage Tree and Field Maple

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

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Season and Care of Sausage Tree and Field Maple

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

Sausage Tree and Field Maple Physical Information

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

Sausage Tree flower color: Dark Red and Tan
Sausage Tree leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Field Maple flower color: Green and Light Yellow
Field Maple leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Sausage Tree and Field Maple

Care of Sausage Tree and Field Maple include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sausage Tree pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Field Maple pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads. In summer Sausage Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Field Maple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.