Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Fruits, Trees
Origin
North America, United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
Types
Not Avaialble
Feronia limonia, Limonia acidissima
Number of Varieties
1001
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
Woodland Garden Secondary
Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8-9999
0
99
👆🏻
AHS Heat Zone
8-5
-
Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
-
Habit
Oval or Rounded
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm800.00 cm
0
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
910.00 cm900.00 cm
0
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Rose
Greyish Brown, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Silver
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green, Silver
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Yellow green, Brown, Silver
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Autumn
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Rich
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer
Late Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week
Do not water excessively
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Rich
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
Balanced organic fertilizer
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Canker, Powdery mildew, Spot anthracnose
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Scale Insects, Snails
-
Allergy
Mild Allergen
Gastric
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Formal Garden, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Good Cleanser
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Odontalgic, Stomachic
Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Snakebite
Part of Plant Used
Bark
Fruits
Other Uses
Used for flooring, cabinet making
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Edible, Fruit Tree
Botanical Name
MAGNOLIA macrophylla
Limonia acidissima
Common Name
Bigleaf Magnolia, Large-leaved Cucumber Tree, Umbrella Tree
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
In Hindi
मैगनोलिया
कबिट
In German
Umbrella Tree
Indischer Holzapfel
In French
Umbrella Tree
Kawista
In Spanish
Árbol de paraguas
Kawista
In Greek
Umbrella Tree
γλυκό ασβέστη
In Portuguese
Árvore de guarda-chuva
Limonia
In Polish
Umbrella Tree
Feronia słoniowa
In Latin
O lignum
dulcis ad cinerem
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Magnoliales
Sapindales
Family
Magnoliaceae
Rutaceae
Genus
Magnolia
Limonia
Clade
Angiosperms, Magnoliids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Citreae
Subfamily
Magnolioideae
Aurantioideae
Number of Species
31
1
27800
👆🏻