Sausage Tree

Old Man Palm

About Sausage Tree and Old Man Palm

Sausage Tree

Old Man Palm

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Palm or Cycad

1.3 Origin

Eastern Africa, Middle Africa

Caribbean

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA2

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Riverine forest, wooded grassland

gardens, Rainforest, Tropical regions, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-12Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

Not available

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1,220.00 cm240.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

910.00 cm150.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Dark Red, Tan

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Palmate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

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

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

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs a lot of water initially

Do not water frequently, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Water Deeply

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

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

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

4.8 Fertilizers

Balanced liquid fertilizer monthly

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Leaf spot, Mealybugs, Rust

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

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Not Available

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Bees, Birds, Butterflies, Not Available

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Poisonous when unripe

no allergic reactions

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

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Gynaecological, Malaria, STDs

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Dried seeds, Leaves

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used to flavour beer, Used to produce a red dye

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical

Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

KIGELIA africana

COCCOTHRINAX crinita

7.2 Common Name

Sausage Tree

Old Man Palm, Thatch Palm

7.2.1 In Hindi

Sausage Tree

ओल्ड मैन पाम

7.2.2 In German

Sausage Tree

Old Man Palm

7.2.3 In French

saucisse Arbre

Old Man Palm

7.2.4 In Spanish

Árbol de salchicha

Anciano de Palm

7.2.5 In Greek

λουκάνικο δέντρο

Γέρος Palm

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Árvore de salsicha

Old Man Palma

7.2.7 In Polish

kiełbasa Drzewo

Stary Palm

7.2.8 In Latin

farciminis ligno

Old Palm Man

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Arecales

8.5 Family

Bignoniaceae

Arecaceae

8.6 Genus

Kaempferia

Coccothrinax

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Tecomeae

Cryosophileae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Coryphoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Sausage Tree and Old Man Palm

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

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Season and Care of Sausage Tree and Old Man Palm

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

Sausage Tree and Old Man Palm Physical Information

Sausage Tree and Old Man Palm physical information is very important for comparison. Sausage Tree height is 1,220.00 cm and width 910.00 cm whereas Old Man Palm height is 240.00 cm and width 150.00 cm. The color specification of Sausage Tree and Old Man Palm are as follows:

Sausage Tree flower color: Dark Red and Tan
Sausage Tree leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Old Man Palm flower color: Not Available
Old Man Palm leaf color: Not Available

Care of Sausage Tree and Old Man Palm

Care of Sausage Tree and Old Man Palm include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sausage Tree pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Old Man Palm 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 Old Man Palm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.