Tree Echium

Snakewood Tree

About Tree Echium and Snakewood Tree

Tree Echium

Snakewood Tree

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

Type

Tree

Origin

Canary Islands

Caribbean, South America

Types

Echium pininana

Number of Varieties

1010

0 40000

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Habitat

tropical environments

Primary Rainforest, Riverbanks, subtropical regions, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-1010-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

12-9

Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

240.00 cm850.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.00 cm40.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Blue, Blue Violet

Light Yellow, Light Green, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Ivory

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed

Circular and deeply palmately-lobed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds, Fruit Bats

Allergy

Antibacterial, Anti-inflammatory

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antidiabetic, Asthma

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Bark, Fruits, Latex, Leaves

Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Used in making tea, Used in pies, cakes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ECHIUM pininana

CECROPIA palmata

Common Name

Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium

Snakewood Tree

In Hindi

Tree Echium

Snakewood Tree

In German

Baum Aciam

Schlangenholz -Baum

In French

Arbre ACIAM

Amourette Arbre

In Spanish

árbol Aciam

Árbol de madera de serpiente

In Greek

δέντρο Aciam

Snakewood Tree

In Portuguese

árvore Aciam

Snakewood Tree

In Polish

drzewo Aciam

Snakewood Tree

In Latin

lignum Aciam

Snakewood Tree

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

Class

Magnoliopsida

Eudicotyledoneae

Order

Lamiales

Rosales

Family

Boraginaceae

Urticaceae

Genus

Echium

Cecropia

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

6061

1 27800

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Properties of Tree Echium and Snakewood Tree

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

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Season and Care of Tree Echium and Snakewood Tree

Season and care of Tree Echium and Snakewood Tree is important to know. While considering everything about Tree Echium and Snakewood Tree Care, growing season is an essential factor. Tree Echium season is and Snakewood Tree season is . The type of soil for Tree Echium is Loam, Sand and for Snakewood Tree is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Tree Echium is Neutral, Alkaline and for Snakewood Tree is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Tree Echium and Snakewood Tree Physical Information

Tree Echium and Snakewood Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Snakewood Tree height is 850.00 cm and width 40.00 cm. The color specification of Tree Echium and Snakewood Tree are as follows:

Tree Echium flower color: Light Blue and Blue Violet
Tree Echium leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Snakewood Tree flower color: Light Yellow, Light Green and Ivory
Snakewood Tree leaf color: Green

Care of Tree Echium and Snakewood Tree

Care of Tree Echium and Snakewood Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Tree Echium pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Snakewood Tree pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Tree Echium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Snakewood Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.