Sugar Palm

African Oil Palm

About Sugar Palm and African Oil Palm

Sugar Palm

African Oil Palm

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Palm or Cycad

1.3 Origin

China, Japan

Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Middle Africa

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

tropical environments

Forest edges

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-15

10-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-7

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Not available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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300.00 cm

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910.00 cm

Rank: 44 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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240.00 cm

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460.00 cm

Rank: 43 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Orange

Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Purple

Orange

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

feather-shaped

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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36% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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36% Palm Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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15% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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15% Palm Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Water daily during growing season

Does not require lot of watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water twice a day in the initial period

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

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

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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86% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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86% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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20% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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20% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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39% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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39% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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5% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Palm Garden Plants has it !

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No Palm Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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95% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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95% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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28% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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28% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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No Palm Garden Plants has it !

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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66% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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66% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Bees, Bugs, Insects, Mice, Rats, Rodents

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Asthma, Rhinitis

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Decorating walls, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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73% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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73% Palm Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Cough, Digestion problems

High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Malaria, Weight loss

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves, Stem, Wood

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Paper pulp

Used As Food, Used for producing cooking oil

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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29% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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29% Palm Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Palm Garden Plants have it !

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All Palm Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ARENGA engleri

ELAEIS guineensis

7.2 Common Name

Dwarf Sugar Palm, Formosa Palm

African Oil Palm

7.2.1 In Hindi

Sugar Palm

अफ्रीकी ऑयल पाम

7.2.2 In German

Sugar Palm

African Oil Palm

7.2.3 In French

Sugar Palm

L'huile de palme africaine

7.2.4 In Spanish

Sugar Palm

Aceite de Palma Africana

7.2.5 In Greek

Sugar Palm

Αφρικανική φοινικέλαιο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Sugar Palm

Óleo de palma Africano

7.2.7 In Polish

Sugar Palm

Afrykański Olej palmowy

7.2.8 In Latin

Sugar Palm

African Oil Palm

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

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8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Arecales

8.5 Family

Arecaceae

8.6 Genus

Arenga

Elaeis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

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8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cocoeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Arecoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Sugar Palm and African Oil Palm

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

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Season and Care of Sugar Palm and African Oil Palm

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

Sugar Palm and African Oil Palm Physical Information

Sugar Palm and African Oil Palm physical information is very important for comparison. Sugar Palm height is 300.00 cm and width 240.00 cm whereas African Oil Palm height is 910.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Sugar Palm and African Oil Palm are as follows:

Sugar Palm flower color: Yellow and Orange
Sugar Palm leaf color: Green and Gray Green
African Oil Palm flower color: Ivory
African Oil Palm leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Sugar Palm and African Oil Palm

Care of Sugar Palm and African Oil Palm include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sugar Palm pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and African Oil Palm pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Sugar Palm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer African Oil Palm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.