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About Sweet Onion and Chinkapin Oak


About Chinkapin Oak and Sweet Onion


What is

Life Span
Perennial   
Perennial   

Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber   
Tree   

Origin
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia, India   
North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico   

Types
Not Available   
Not Available   

Number of Varieties
10   
99+
Not Available   

Habitat
Cropland, Farms, gardens   
Forests, Ridges, Rocky areas   

USDA Hardiness Zone
Not Available   
4-8   

AHS Heat Zone
Not Available   
8-2   

Sunset Zone
21,22   
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17   

Habit
Not Available   
Oval or Rounded   

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
60.00 cm   
99+
1,220.00 cm   
33

Minimum Width
10.00 cm   
99+
1,520.00 cm   
10

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
White, Yellow green   
Red, Light Green, Chartreuse   

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor   
Bicolor   

Fruit Color
Not Available   
Brown   

Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Yellow green   
Green, Yellow green   

Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green   
Dark Green   

Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green   
Yellow, Orange   

Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available   
Not Available   

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Linear   
Lobed   

Thorns
No   
No   

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer   
Spring, Summer, Fall   

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun   
Full Sun   

Growth Rate
Medium   
Slow   

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand   
Clay, Loam   

The pH of Soil
Neutral   
Neutral, Alkaline   

Soil Drainage
Well drained   
Well drained   

Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer   
Spring, Late Spring   

Repeat Bloomer
No   
No   

Tolerances
Drought   
Pollution, Salt   

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot   
Ground   

How to Plant?
Seedlings, Sets   
Seedlings, Stem Planting   

Plant Maintenance
Medium   
Low   

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Water twice a day in the initial period   
Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering   

In Summer
Lots of watering   
Lots of watering   

In Spring
Moderate   
Moderate   

In Winter
Average Water   
Average Water   

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Not Available   
Neutral, Alkaline   

Soil Type
Not Available   
Clay, Loam   

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained   
Well drained   

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun   
Full Sun   

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

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer   
Fertilize the first year, No need to fertilize every year   

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch   
Insects, Red blotch   

Plant Tolerance
Drought   
Salt   

Facts

Flowers
Showy   
Insignificant   

Flower Petal Number
Single   
Not Available   

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
Not Available   
Yes   

Edible Fruit
Not Available   
Yes   

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
Yes   
No   

Fragrant Fruit
Yes   
No   

Fragrant Leaf
Yes   
No   

Fragrant Bark/Stem
Yes   
No   

Showy Foliage
No   
Yes   

Showy Bark
No   
No   

Foliage Texture
Medium   
Coarse   

Foliage Sheen
Matte   
Glossy   

Evergreen
No   
No   

Invasive
No   
No   

Self-Sowing
No   
Yes   

Attracts
Not Available   
Birds   

Allergy
Not Available   
Asthma   

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose   
Landscape Designing   

Beauty Benefits
Not Available   
No Beauty Benefits   

Edible Uses
Yes   
No   

Environmental Uses
Air purification   
Air purification, Amazing growth rate, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion   

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Asthma, Bronchitis, cholesterol-lowering, Cough, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Diuretic, High blood pressure   
No Medicinal Use   

Part of Plant Used
Whole plant   
Tree trunks   

Other Uses
Culinary use   
Air freshner, Application in Furniture, Economic Purpose, Used as firewood, Used in construction, Used in pulpwood and lumber production, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used fore making tools, Wood is used in construction   

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes   
No   

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes   
Yes   

Garden Design
Not Available   
Feature Plant, Shade Trees   

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
ALLIUM cepa 'Vidalia'   
QUERCUS muehlenbergii   

Common Name
Garden Onion, Sweet Onion, Vidalia Onion   
Chinkapin Oak, Yellow Chestnut Oak   

In Hindi
मीठा प्याज   
Chinkapin ओक   

In German
Sweet Onion   
chinkapin Oak   

In French
oignon doux   
chinkapin Oak   

In Spanish
Cebolla dulce   
chinkapin Roble   

In Greek
γλυκό Κρεμμύδι   
Chinkapin Oak   

In Portuguese
Cebola doce   
carv Oak   

In Polish
słodka Cebula   
Chinkapin Oak   

In Latin
Dulcis cepa   
Oak Chinkapin   

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae   
Plantae   

Phylum
Tracheophyta   
Tracheophyta   

Class
Magnoliopsida   
Magnoliopsida   

Order
Asparagales   
Fagales   

Family
Liliaceae   
Fagaceae   

Genus
Allium   
Quercus   

Clade
Angiosperms, Asparagales, Monocots   
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids   

Tribe
Not Available   
Not Available   

Subfamily
Not Available   
Quercoideae   

Number of Species
800   
23
Not Available   

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Properties of Sweet Onion and Chinkapin Oak

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Onion and Chinkapin Oak

Season and care of Sweet Onion and Chinkapin Oak is important to know. While considering everything about Sweet Onion and Chinkapin Oak Care, growing season is an essential factor. Sweet Onion season is Spring and Summer and Chinkapin Oak season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Sweet Onion is Loam, Sand and for Chinkapin Oak is Clay, Loam while the PH of soil for Sweet Onion is Neutral and for Chinkapin Oak is Neutral, Alkaline.

Sweet Onion and Chinkapin Oak Physical Information

Sweet Onion and Chinkapin Oak physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Onion height is 60.00 cm and width 10.00 cm whereas Chinkapin Oak height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,520.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Onion and Chinkapin Oak are as follows:

Care of Sweet Onion and Chinkapin Oak

Care of Sweet Onion and Chinkapin Oak include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Onion pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Chinkapin Oak pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove hanging branches. In summer Sweet Onion needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Chinkapin Oak needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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