Shingle Oak

Bishop's Cap Cactus

About Shingle Oak and Bishop's Cap Cactus

Shingle Oak

Bishop's Cap Cactus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Ornamental Plant

1.3 Origin

United States, Central United States

Not Available

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Woodland Garden Canopy

Desert, Semi desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-812-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-4

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Spreading

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1,830.00 cm25.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

1,220.00 cm20.30 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow green, Chartreuse

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Chocolate

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Tan, Brown

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

oblong or obovate

Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Not Available

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Very Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Not Available

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Not Available

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Not Available

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Pollution, Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Cuttings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Water during dry weather

Needs very little water

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

Not Available

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Not Available

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Not Available

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Not Available

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Phosphorous

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Anthracnose, Sunken patches

Mealy bugs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Not Available

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

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

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Birds

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Severe allergen

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antiseptic, Astringent, Emetic, Febrifuge, Tonic

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Seeds

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Used as a thickening in stews, Wood is used for making furniture

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

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

Bedding Plant

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

QUERCUS imbricaria

Astrophytum myriostigma

7.2 Common Name

Shingle Oak

Bishop's Cap Cactus, Bishop's Hat, Bishop's Miter Cactus ,Star Cactus

7.2.1 In Hindi

Shingle Oak

Star Cactus

7.2.2 In German

Kies Eiche

Star Cactus

7.2.3 In French

Shingle Oak

Star Cactus

7.2.4 In Spanish

teja de madera de roble

Star Cactus

7.2.5 In Greek

βότσαλα Oak

Star Cactus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Shingle Oak

Star Cactus

7.2.7 In Polish

gont Oak

Star Cactus

7.2.8 In Latin

Quercus imbricaria

Star Cactus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fagales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Fagaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Quercus

Astrophytum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cacteae

8.9 Subfamily

Fagoideae

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA6

1 27800

Properties of Shingle Oak and Bishop's Cap Cactus

Wondering what are the properties of Shingle Oak and Bishop's Cap Cactus? We provide you with everything About Shingle Oak and Bishop's Cap Cactus. Shingle Oak doesn't have thorns and Bishop's Cap Cactus doesn't have thorns. Also Shingle Oak does not have fragrant flowers. Shingle Oak has allergic reactions like Severe allergen and Bishop's Cap Cactus has allergic reactions like Severe allergen. 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 Shingle Oak and Bishop's Cap Cactus and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Shingle Oak and Bishop's Cap Cactus

Season and care of Shingle Oak and Bishop's Cap Cactus is important to know. While considering everything about Shingle Oak and Bishop's Cap Cactus Care, growing season is an essential factor. Shingle Oak season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Bishop's Cap Cactus season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Shingle Oak is Clay, Loam and for Bishop's Cap Cactus is Not Available while the PH of soil for Shingle Oak is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Bishop's Cap Cactus is Not Available.

Shingle Oak and Bishop's Cap Cactus Physical Information

Shingle Oak and Bishop's Cap Cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Shingle Oak height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm whereas Bishop's Cap Cactus height is 25.00 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Shingle Oak and Bishop's Cap Cactus are as follows:

Shingle Oak flower color: Yellow green and Chartreuse
Shingle Oak leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Bishop's Cap Cactus flower color: Yellow
Bishop's Cap Cactus leaf color: Not Available

Care of Shingle Oak and Bishop's Cap Cactus

Care of Shingle Oak and Bishop's Cap Cactus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Shingle Oak pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Bishop's Cap Cactus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Shingle Oak needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bishop's Cap Cactus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.