Sugar Apple

Kukui

About Sugar Apple and Kukui

Sugar Apple

Kukui

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Fruit

Tree

Origin

Caribbean, South America

Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia

Types

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

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Warm and moist climatic conditions

Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-1310-12

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-9

Sunset Zone

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

H2, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

460.00 cm1,370.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

610.00 cm1,520.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light Green, Sea Green

Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green, Gray Green, Gray

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Gray Green, Gray

Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

oblong or narrow-lanceolate

Maple shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site, Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Container

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Does not require regular watering

Water daily during growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

Moderate

In Spring

Moderate

Less Watering

In Winter

Average Water

Less Watering

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune young trees into an open vase shape

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Anthracnose, Diplodia rot, Leaf spot

Aphids, Insects

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

Flower Petal Number

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

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Fruit Bats

Birds, Butterflies

Allergy

Oral Allergy

Nausea, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden

Beauty Benefits

Promotes Healthy Hair, Promotes healthy skin

For treating wrinkles, Moisturizing, used as a dye

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Shadow Tree

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Diabetes, Diarrhea

Cramps, Dermatitis

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Seeds

Bark, Fruits, Leaves

Other Uses

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

Can be made into a herbal tea, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Sauces, Used as firewood

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Fruit / Fruit Tree, Shade Trees, Tropical

Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ANNONA squamosa

ALEURITES moluccanus

Common Name

Sugar Apple

Candleberry, Candlenut, Kukui

In Hindi

सीताफल

Aleurites moluccanus

In German

Zuckerapfel

Lichtnussbaum

In French

Sugar Apple

Aleurites moluccana

In Spanish

Manzana de azúcar

Aleurites moluccanus

In Greek

ζάχαρη της Apple

Aleurites moluccanus

In Portuguese

Pinha

Nogueira-de-iguape

In Polish

Cukier Jabłko

Nogueira-de-iguape

In Latin

Sugar Apple

Aleurites moluccanus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Magnoliales

Euphorbiales

Family

Annonaceae

Euphorbiaceae

Genus

Annona

Aleurites

Clade

Angiosperms, Magnoliids

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Abreae

Aleuritideae

Subfamily

Maloideae

Crotonoideae

Number of Species

16650

1 27800

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Properties of Sugar Apple and Kukui

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

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Season and Care of Sugar Apple and Kukui

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

Sugar Apple and Kukui Physical Information

Sugar Apple and Kukui physical information is very important for comparison. Sugar Apple height is 460.00 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas Kukui height is 1,370.00 cm and width 1,520.00 cm. The color specification of Sugar Apple and Kukui are as follows:

Sugar Apple flower color: Yellow green
Sugar Apple leaf color: Light Green
Kukui flower color: White
Kukui leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Gray

Care of Sugar Apple and Kukui

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