Thornless Honeylocust

Jatropha

About Thornless Honeylocust and Jatropha

Thornless Honeylocust

Jatropha

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Shrubs, Spurge

1.3 Origin

Northeastern United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada

Caribbean, Central America, South America, Madagascar, South Africa

1.4 Types

Tree

Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA170

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Hills, Woods

Pastures, Roadsides, Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-9Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

NA200.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA400.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow green

White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red, Brown

Light Green, Lime Green, Yellow, Green, Ivory

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green, Chartreuse, Dark Green, Yellow green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Yellow

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblong or Lanceolate

Palmately Lobed

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

All year

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Dry, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Slightly Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring

All year

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Salt

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

Needs less watering, Water occasionally

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Drought Tolerant, 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, Alkaline

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Anthracnose, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Rust

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Drought and Salt, Heat Tolerance

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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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

Fine

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Bees, Flying insects, Hoverflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

allergic conjunctivitis, Eye irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Not Available, Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good for skin and hair, Removes pimples, Skin inflammation, Skin irritation

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Insect Repellent, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Suppresses or replaces native plants, Versatility

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antiseptic, cathartic, Cough, Indigestion

anti-allergy, epilepsy, Fever, Skin irritation, Skin Redness

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Wood

Leaves, Sap, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Animal Feed, Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making wood alcohol, Wood is used in construction

Oil is used as fuel, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used in biomass

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, Street Trees

Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

GLEDITSIA triacanthos f. inermis

JATROPHA

7.2 Common Name

Thornless Honeylocust

Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL

7.2.1 In Hindi

thornless honeylocust

रतनजोत

7.2.2 In German

thornless honeylocust

Purgiernuß

7.2.3 In French

thornless Honeylocust

purghère

7.2.4 In Spanish

honeylocust sin espinas

frailejón

7.2.5 In Greek

thornless honeylocust

jatropha

7.2.6 In Portuguese

honeylocust thornless

galamaluco

7.2.7 In Polish

thornless honeylocust

jatrofa

7.2.8 In Latin

thornless honeylocust

Jatropha

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

Euphorbiales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Euphorbiaceae

8.6 Genus

Gleditsia

Jatropha

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Dicotyledonous

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Jatropheae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Crotonoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA170

1 27800

Properties of Thornless Honeylocust and Jatropha

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

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Season and Care of Thornless Honeylocust and Jatropha

Season and care of Thornless Honeylocust and Jatropha is important to know. While considering everything about Thornless Honeylocust and Jatropha Care, growing season is an essential factor. Thornless Honeylocust season is Summer and Jatropha season is Summer. The type of soil for Thornless Honeylocust is Loam and for Jatropha is Dry, Sand while the PH of soil for Thornless Honeylocust is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Jatropha is Slightly Alkaline.

Thornless Honeylocust and Jatropha Physical Information

Thornless Honeylocust and Jatropha physical information is very important for comparison. Thornless Honeylocust height is Not Available and width Not Available whereas Jatropha height is 200.00 cm and width 400.00 cm. The color specification of Thornless Honeylocust and Jatropha are as follows:

Thornless Honeylocust flower color: Yellow green
Thornless Honeylocust leaf color: Light Green
Jatropha flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple and Pink
Jatropha leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Thornless Honeylocust and Jatropha

Care of Thornless Honeylocust and Jatropha include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Thornless Honeylocust pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Jatropha pruning is done Prune for shortening long shoots and Prune if you want to improve plant shape. In summer Thornless Honeylocust needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Jatropha needs Drought Tolerant, Average Water and in winter, it needs Less Watering.