Sour Cherry

Natal Plum

About Sour Cherry and Natal Plum

Sour Cherry

Natal Plum

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Fruit

Shrub

Origin

Southern Africa

Types

Fruit

Carissa Carandas

Number of Varieties

3004

0 40000

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Habitat

Temperate Regions

Coastal bush land, Sandy areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-89-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12-9

Sunset Zone

A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

H2, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Cushion/Mound-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

300.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

300.00 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Dark Red

Hot Pink, Magenta, Purple, Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Simple lobed or unlobed

Oval to roundish

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Semi-hardwood and hardwood cuttings

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Equal amount of N,P,K

Pests and Diseases

Birds

Aphids

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single, Double

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Allergy

Anaphylaxis, gastro-intestinal problems, Itchiness, Skin irritation

Mildly Toxic

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Informal Hedge, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens

along a porch, deck or patio, Ground Cover, small hedge

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti-inflammatory, Anti-oxidant, Gout, Insomnia, Soothing and relieving pain

Iron, Potassium, Vitamin C

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits

Fruits

Other Uses

Air freshner, Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Cake, Edible syrup, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used to make juice

Cake, Jam, Jelly, Sauces

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Edible, Foundation, Groundcover, Hedges, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PRUNUS cerasus

CARISSA macrocarpa 'Emerald Blanket'

Common Name

Pie Cherry, Sour Cherry, Tart Cherry

Large Num-Num

In Hindi

Sour cherry

नेटाल बेर

In German

Sauerkirsche

Natal Plum

In French

Prunus cerasus

natal Plum

In Spanish

Prunus cerasus

Ciruela Natal

In Greek

Sour cherry

Natal Plum

In Portuguese

Ginja

Natal Plum

In Polish

Wiśnia pospolita

Natal Plum

In Latin

Prunus cerasus

Natal Plum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Gentianales

Family

Rosaceae

Apocynaceae

Genus

Prunus

Carissa

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Carisseae

Subfamily

Rauvolfioideae

Number of Species

27020

1 27800

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Properties of Sour Cherry and Natal Plum

Wondering what are the properties of Sour Cherry and Natal Plum? We provide you with everything About Sour Cherry and Natal Plum. Sour Cherry doesn't have thorns and Natal Plum doesn't have thorns. Also Sour Cherry does not have fragrant flowers. Sour Cherry has allergic reactions like Anaphylaxis, gastro-intestinal problems, Itchiness and Skin irritation and Natal Plum has allergic reactions like Anaphylaxis, gastro-intestinal problems, Itchiness and Skin irritation. 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 Sour Cherry and Natal Plum and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sour Cherry and Natal Plum

Season and care of Sour Cherry and Natal Plum is important to know. While considering everything about Sour Cherry and Natal Plum Care, growing season is an essential factor. Sour Cherry season is Spring and Summer and Natal Plum season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Sour Cherry is Loam and for Natal Plum is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Sour Cherry is Acidic, Neutral and for Natal Plum is Acidic, Neutral.

Sour Cherry and Natal Plum Physical Information

Sour Cherry and Natal Plum physical information is very important for comparison. Sour Cherry height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Natal Plum height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Sour Cherry and Natal Plum are as follows:

Sour Cherry flower color: White
Sour Cherry leaf color: Dark Green
Natal Plum flower color: White
Natal Plum leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Sour Cherry and Natal Plum

Care of Sour Cherry and Natal Plum include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sour Cherry pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Natal Plum pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Sour Cherry needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Natal Plum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.