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About Sausage Tree and Weeping Maple

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Tree
Tree

Origin

Eastern Africa, Middle Africa
Eastern Asia

Types

Kigelia africana
Ever red , Crimson queen

Number of Varieties

96
0 40000
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Habitat

Riverine forest, wooded grassland
Shady Edge

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-125-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-9
8-2

Sunset Zone

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

Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped
Arching/Fountain-shaped

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,220.00 cm300.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

910.00 cm300.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Dark Red, Tan
Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Tan
Red, Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green
Light Green, Lime Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green
Green, Lime Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green
Orange, Gold, Orange Red

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Pinnate
Maple shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium
Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average
Average

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought, Salt
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs a lot of water initially
Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
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
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Coarse
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Bees, Birds, Butterflies
Beetles

Allergy

Poisonous when unripe
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Acne, Slow downs aging
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Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Gynaecological, Malaria, STDs
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Part of Plant Used

Dried seeds, Leaves
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Other Uses

Used to flavour beer, Used to produce a red dye
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Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

KIGELIA africana
ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'

Common Name

Sausage Tree
Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple

In Hindi

Sausage Tree
Weeping Maple

In German

Sausage Tree
Weeping Maple

In French

saucisse Arbre
Maple pleureur

In Spanish

Árbol de salchicha
weeping maple

In Greek

λουκάνικο δέντρο
weeping maple

In Portuguese

Árvore de salsicha
chorando de bordo

In Polish

kiełbasa Drzewo
płacz klonu

In Latin

farciminis ligno
weeping maple

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms

Class

Magnoliopsida
Eudicotyledones

Order

Lamiales
Sapindales

Family

Bignoniaceae
Aceraceae

Genus

Kaempferia
Acer

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
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Tribe

Tecomeae
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

9130
1 27800
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Properties of Sausage Tree and Weeping Maple

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

Season and Care of Sausage Tree and Weeping Maple

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

Sausage Tree and Weeping Maple Physical Information

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

  • Sausage Tree flower color: Dark Red and Tan

  • Sausage Tree leaf color: Green and Dark Green

  • Weeping Maple flower color: Red

  • Weeping Maple leaf color: Light Green and Lime Green

Care of Sausage Tree and Weeping Maple

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