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About Sausage Tree and Lignum Vitae

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Tree
Tree
1.3 Origin
Eastern Africa, Middle Africa
Southeastern United States, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America
1.4 Types
Not Available
not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
About Rice Plant
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
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1.5 Habitat
Riverine forest, wooded grassland
Coastal Regions, Dry and Young forest Heaths, Thickets, Woodlands
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
9-12
10-15
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-9
12-10
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2
1.9 Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
1,220.00 cm
Rank: 33 (Overall)
300.00 cm
Rank: 72 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
910.00 cm
Rank: 23 (Overall)
370.00 cm
Rank: 51 (Overall)
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Dark Red, Tan
Purple, Violet, Blue Violet
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Tan
Yellow, Red
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Olive
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Green, Olive
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Olive
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Egg-shaped
2.4 Thorns
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9% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Medium
Very Slow
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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18% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
3.3 Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Drought, Salt
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs a lot of water initially
Requires watering in the growing season
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Consistently
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Average Water
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Moderate
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune to stimulate growth
4.8 Fertilizers
Balanced liquid fertilizer monthly
Fertilize three times a year
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Leaf spot, Mealybugs, Rust
fungus, Mealybugs, Scale, Spider mites
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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46% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
25% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
25% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
40% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
40% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
11% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
11% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
14% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
14% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
10% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
10% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
5.4 Showy Foliage
60% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
60% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
41% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Coarse
Fine
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
5.8 Evergreen
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3% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
5.9 Invasive
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5% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
5.10 Self-Sowing
58% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
58% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
5.11 Attracts
Bees, Birds, Butterflies, Not Available
Birds, Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Poisonous when unripe
Skin irritation
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
No Beauty Benefits
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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74% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Gynaecological, Malaria, STDs
No Medicinal Use
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
used for making roof trusses, poles, joists, piles, Used in construction, Used in Furniture
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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9% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
KIGELIA africana
GUAIACUM sanctum
7.2 Common Name
Sausage Tree
Holy-wood, Lignum Vitae
7.2.1 In Hindi
Sausage Tree
Lignum Vitae
7.2.2 In German
Sausage Tree
Lignum Vitae
7.2.3 In French
saucisse Arbre
Lignum Vitae
7.2.4 In Spanish
Árbol de salchicha
Palo santo
7.2.5 In Greek
λουκάνικο δέντρο
Lignum Vitae
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Árvore de salsicha
pau-santo
7.2.7 In Polish
kiełbasa Drzewo
Lignum Vitae
7.2.8 In Latin
farciminis ligno
lignum Vitae
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Lamiales
Sapindales
8.5 Family
Bignoniaceae
Zygophyllaceae
8.6 Genus
Kaempferia
Guaiacum
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
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8.8 Tribe
Tecomeae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species
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Properties of Sausage Tree and Lignum Vitae

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

Season and Care of Sausage Tree and Lignum Vitae

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

Sausage Tree and Lignum Vitae Physical Information

Sausage Tree and Lignum Vitae physical information is very important for comparison. Sausage Tree height is 1,220.00 cm and width 910.00 cm whereas Lignum Vitae height is 300.00 cm and width 370.00 cm. The color specification of Sausage Tree and Lignum Vitae are as follows:

  • Sausage Tree flower color: Dark Red and Tan

  • Sausage Tree leaf color: Green and Dark Green

  • Lignum Vitae flower color: Purple, Violet and Blue Violet

  • Lignum Vitae leaf color: Green and Olive

Care of Sausage Tree and Lignum Vitae

Care of Sausage Tree and Lignum Vitae include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sausage Tree pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Lignum Vitae pruning is done Prune to stimulate growth. In summer Sausage Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Lignum Vitae needs Consistently and in winter, it needs Moderate.