Teak

Japanese Boxwood

About Teak and Japanese Boxwood

Teak

Japanese Boxwood

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Nilambur teak, Adilabad teak

Buxus microphylla `Golden Triumph` Buxus microphylla Herrenhausen' Buxus microphylla `Henry Hohman Buxus microphylla `John Baldwin` Buxus microphylla var. japonica Buxus microphylla var. japonica `Faulkner`

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Hillside, tropical environments

Wild

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-15

5-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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2,740.00 cm

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90.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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1,220.00 cm

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90.00 cm

Rank: 85 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Ivory

Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan, Sandy Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Olive, Dark Green, Bronze

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Not Available

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

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

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Leaf Cutting, Stem Cutting, stem tip cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Water daily during growing season

Do not water frequently

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

4.7 Pruning

Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads, Requires very little pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

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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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% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

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

Coarse

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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

Birds, Woodpeckers

Caterpillar, Early/Late Blight, Mites, Spider Mites

5.12 Allergy

Eye irritation, Red eyes

Eye irritation, Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

Sometimes

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Absorbs greenhouse gases, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anemia, Inflammation, Swelling

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root bark

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used in construction, Used in pencil industry, Wood is used for making furniture

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical

Container, Edging, Foundation, Hedges, Rock Garden, Wall, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

TECTONA grandis

BUXUS microphylla var japonica

7.2 Common Name

East Indian Oak, Teak

Japanese box littleleaf box

7.2.1 In Hindi

सागौन

Japanese Boxwood

7.2.2 In German

Teak

Japanese Boxwood

7.2.3 In French

Teak

Boxwood japonaise

7.2.4 In Spanish

Teak

El boj japonés

7.2.5 In Greek

Teak

Ιαπωνικά Πυξάρι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Teak

Boxwood japonês

7.2.7 In Polish

Teak

japoński Bukszpan

7.2.8 In Latin

Teak

Boxwood Italica

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Buxales

8.5 Family

Verbenaceae

Buxaceae

8.6 Genus

Tectona

Buxus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Teak and Japanese Boxwood

Wondering what are the properties of Teak and Japanese Boxwood? We provide you with everything About Teak and Japanese Boxwood. Teak doesn't have thorns and Japanese Boxwood doesn't have thorns. Also Teak does not have fragrant flowers. Teak has allergic reactions like Eye irritation and Red eyes and Japanese Boxwood has allergic reactions like Eye irritation and Red eyes. 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 Teak and Japanese Boxwood and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Teak and Japanese Boxwood

Season and care of Teak and Japanese Boxwood is important to know. While considering everything about Teak and Japanese Boxwood Care, growing season is an essential factor. Teak season is Not Available and Japanese Boxwood season is Not Available. The type of soil for Teak is Loam, Sand and for Japanese Boxwood is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Teak is Acidic, Neutral and for Japanese Boxwood is Acidic, Neutral.

Teak and Japanese Boxwood Physical Information

Teak and Japanese Boxwood physical information is very important for comparison. Teak height is 2,740.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm whereas Japanese Boxwood height is 90.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Teak and Japanese Boxwood are as follows:

Teak flower color: White and Ivory
Teak leaf color: Green and Light Green
Japanese Boxwood flower color: Yellow green
Japanese Boxwood leaf color: Green

Care of Teak and Japanese Boxwood

Care of Teak and Japanese Boxwood include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Teak pruning is done Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads and Requires very little pruning and Japanese Boxwood pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Teak needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Japanese Boxwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.