Sugar Maple

Butterfly Tree

About Sugar Maple and Butterfly Tree

Sugar Maple

Butterfly Tree

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

1.2 Type

Tree

1.3 Origin

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada

South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

1.4 Types

not available

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Forest edges, Open areas, Roadsides, wastelands

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-89-13

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14

H1, H2, 9, 10, 11, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1,830.00 cm760.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

1,220.00 cm17.80 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Chartreuse

Light Pink, Magenta, Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan

Green, Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Red, Orange, Gold, Pink, Orange Red

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Maple shaped

Butterfly shaped

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring

Early Spring, Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Planting

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water Deeply

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

Doesn't require fertilization when grown in rich soil

Apply N-P-K

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

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

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Cough, Diarrhea, Diuretic, Expectorant, Sore Eyes

Carminative, Laxative

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Edible syrup, Used as Ornamental plant

Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ACER saccharum

BAUHINIA purpurea

7.2 Common Name

Sugar Maple

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

चीनी मेपल

Butterfly tree

7.2.2 In German

Zuckerahorn

Schmetterlings- Baum

7.2.3 In French

sucre d'érable

arbre de papillon

7.2.4 In Spanish

arce de azúcar

árbol de la mariposa

7.2.5 In Greek

Maple ζάχαρη

δέντρο πεταλούδα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bordo de Açucar

árvore borboleta

7.2.7 In Polish

Cukier klonowy

drzewo Butterfly

7.2.8 In Latin

Sugar Maple

Gloria ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Aceraceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Acer

Bauhinia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cercideae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Caesalpinioideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA500

1 27800

Properties of Sugar Maple and Butterfly Tree

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

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Season and Care of Sugar Maple and Butterfly Tree

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

Sugar Maple and Butterfly Tree Physical Information

Sugar Maple and Butterfly Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Sugar Maple height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm whereas Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm. The color specification of Sugar Maple and Butterfly Tree are as follows:

Sugar Maple flower color: Chartreuse
Sugar Maple leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Butterfly Tree flower color: Light Pink, Magenta and Violet
Butterfly Tree leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Sugar Maple and Butterfly Tree

Care of Sugar Maple and Butterfly Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sugar Maple pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves and Butterfly Tree pruning is done Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Sugar Maple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Butterfly Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.