Taro

Carrotwood Tree

About Taro and Carrotwood Tree

Taro

Carrotwood Tree

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Tree

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia

Australia

1.4 Types

Eddoe taro, Dasheen taro

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

agricultural areas, Hillside, Warm and moist climatic conditions

Littoral rainforest, Near Estuaries

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-11

9-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-8

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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30.00 cm

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610.00 cm

Rank: 53 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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30.00 cm

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910.00 cm

Rank: 23 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Green

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red

Orange, Light Yellow, Orange Red, Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green, Ivory

Green, Light Green, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green, Ivory

Green, Yellow green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green, Ivory

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green, Ivory

Green, Yellow green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

V-Shaped

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Spring, Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Heat Tolerance, Humidity, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil

Frost, Pollution, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

From Rhizomes

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Needs a lot of water initially

Reduce water once established, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Average Water

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Less Watering

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Less Watering

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

No pruning needed

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Less fertilizing

slow-release fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Rats, Snails

Borers

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Heat Tolerance, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shade areas

Frost, Pollution, Salt

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Bugs, Not Available, Snails

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Swelling in mouth, Throat itching

Skin rash

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Poison Ivy, Skin cleanser, Weightloss

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent weeds

Air purification, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Used to establish native woodland

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Aging, Laxative, Weight loss

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaf Stalks, Leaves

Tree trunks

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Used as firewood, Wood is used fore making tools, Wood is used in construction

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Shade Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALOCASIA micholitziana

CUPANIOPSIS anacardioides

7.2 Common Name

Elephant Ear, Taro

Tuckeroo, Green leaved tamarind

7.2.1 In Hindi

अरवी

Carrotwood ट्री

7.2.2 In German

Colocasia (Pflanzengattung)

Carrotwood Baum

7.2.3 In French

Colocasia

Carrotwood Arbre

7.2.4 In Spanish

Colocasia

Árbol carrotwood

7.2.5 In Greek

Colocasia

Carrotwood Δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Colocasia

Árvore Carrotwood

7.2.7 In Polish

Kolokazja

Carrotwood Drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

Colocasia

Carrotwood ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Arales

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Araceae

Sapindaceae

8.6 Genus

Alocasia

Cupaniopsis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Colocasiodeae

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8.9 Subfamily

Aroideae

Sapindoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Taro and Carrotwood Tree

Wondering what are the properties of Taro and Carrotwood Tree? We provide you with everything About Taro and Carrotwood Tree. Taro doesn't have thorns and Carrotwood Tree doesn't have thorns. Also Taro does not have fragrant flowers. Taro has allergic reactions like Swelling in mouth and Throat itching and Carrotwood Tree has allergic reactions like Swelling in mouth and Throat itching. 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 Taro and Carrotwood Tree and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Taro and Carrotwood Tree

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

Taro and Carrotwood Tree Physical Information

Taro and Carrotwood Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Taro height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Carrotwood Tree height is 610.00 cm and width 910.00 cm. The color specification of Taro and Carrotwood Tree are as follows:

Taro flower color: White and Green
Taro leaf color: Dark Green and Ivory
Carrotwood Tree flower color: White
Carrotwood Tree leaf color: Green, Light Green and Yellow green

Care of Taro and Carrotwood Tree

Care of Taro and Carrotwood Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Taro pruning is done No pruning needed and Carrotwood Tree pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Taro needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Carrotwood Tree needs Average Water and in winter, it needs Less Watering.