Sotol

Sugar Apple

About Sotol and Sugar Apple

Sotol

Sugar Apple

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Fruit

1.3 Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Caribbean, South America

1.4 Types

Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon

Pinks Mammoth, African Pride, Late Gold, Geffner, Hilary White

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Desert, Lower slopes

Warm and moist climatic conditions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-15

10-13

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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270.00 cm

Rank: 75 (Overall)▶

460.00 cm

Rank: 61 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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180.00 cm

Rank: 70 (Overall)▶

610.00 cm

Rank: 34 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Light Green, Sea Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Rosette

oblong or narrow-lanceolate

2.4 Thorns

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24% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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34% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs very little water

Do Not over Water, Does not require regular watering

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

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

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 young trees into an open vase shape

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Anthracnose, Diplodia rot, Leaf spot

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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84% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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95% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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61% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

Not Available

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14% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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1% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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1% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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49% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds

Fruit Bats

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Oral Allergy

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Available

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Promotes Healthy Hair, Promotes healthy skin

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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51% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Diabetes, Diarrhea

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Bark, Fruits, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Paper pulp, Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods

Used to make hair tonic, Used to promote healthy blood flow during menstruation

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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53% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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18% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

Fruit / Fruit Tree, Shade Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DASYLIRION texanum

ANNONA squamosa

7.2 Common Name

Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon

Sugar Apple

7.2.1 In Hindi

sotol

सीताफल

7.2.2 In German

Dasylirion texanum

Zuckerapfel

7.2.3 In French

sotol

Sugar Apple

7.2.4 In Spanish

sotol

Manzana de azúcar

7.2.5 In Greek

sotol

ζάχαρη της Apple

7.2.6 In Portuguese

sotol

Pinha

7.2.7 In Polish

sotol

Cukier Jabłko

7.2.8 In Latin

sotol

Sugar Apple

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Liliales

Magnoliales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Annonaceae

8.6 Genus

Dasylirion

Annona

8.7 Clade

Monocots

Angiosperms, Magnoliids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Abreae

8.9 Subfamily

Nolinoideae

Maloideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Sotol and Sugar Apple

Wondering what are the properties of Sotol and Sugar Apple? We provide you with everything About Sotol and Sugar Apple. Sotol has thorns and Sugar Apple doesn't have thorns. Also Sotol does not have fragrant flowers. Sotol has allergic reactions like Not Available and Sugar Apple has allergic reactions like Not Available. 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 Sotol and Sugar Apple and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sotol and Sugar Apple

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

Sotol and Sugar Apple Physical Information

Sotol and Sugar Apple physical information is very important for comparison. Sotol height is 270.00 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Sugar Apple height is 460.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Sotol and Sugar Apple are as follows:

Sotol flower color: Yellow
Sotol leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Sugar Apple flower color: Yellow green
Sugar Apple leaf color: Light Green

Care of Sotol and Sugar Apple

Care of Sotol and Sugar Apple include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sotol pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Sugar Apple pruning is done Prune young trees into an open vase shape. In summer Sotol needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sugar Apple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.