Wilga

Bread Tree

About Wilga and Bread Tree

Wilga

Bread Tree

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

1.2 Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Palm or Cycad

1.3 Origin

Australia

South Africa

1.4 Types

Not Available

Alexandria cycad, Encephalartos caffer, Encephalartos concinnus

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA66

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Secondary

Riverbanks, Rocky areas, Scrubs

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-119-12

0 99

1.8 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-8

1.9 Sunset Zone

21,22

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

1.10 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

610.00 cm290.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.2.1 Minimum Width

460.00 cm240.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.3 Plant Color

2.3.1 Flower Color

White, Ivory

Not Available

2.3.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.3.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.3.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

2.3.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.3.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.3.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.4 Shape

2.4.1 Leaf Shape

Linear to lanceolate

Pinnate

2.5 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Fall, Late Winter

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Pollution, Drought

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Water regularly for 2 months

Needs very little water

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, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Pruning may be required for height clearance

Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

Does not require fertilizer once established

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Free of serious pests and diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

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

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Bold

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

Blowflies, Insects

Birds, Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Mild Allergen

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Shadow Tree, Windbreak

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anodyne, Odontalgic

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Wood

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a fodder tree in agricultural areas, Useful for shade

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

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, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

GEIJERA parviflora

ENCEPHALARTOS altensteinii

7.2 Common Name

Wilga, Native Willow

Bread Tree, Prickly Cycad

7.2.1 In Hindi

Wilga

Bread Tree

7.2.2 In German

Pirol

Brotbaum

7.2.3 In French

loriot

Bread Arbre

7.2.4 In Spanish

oriol

Árbol del pan

7.2.5 In Greek

φλώρος

ψωμί Δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

papa-figos

Árvore de pão

7.2.7 In Polish

Wilga

chleb Drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

oriole

panis ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Charophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Equisetopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Cycadales

8.5 Family

Rutaceae

Cycadaceae

8.6 Genus

Geijera

Encephalartos

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA66

1 27800

Properties of Wilga and Bread Tree

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

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Season and Care of Wilga and Bread Tree

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

Wilga and Bread Tree Physical Information

Wilga and Bread Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Wilga height is 610.00 cm and width 460.00 cm whereas Bread Tree height is 290.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Wilga and Bread Tree are as follows:

Wilga flower color: White and Ivory
Wilga leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Bread Tree flower color: Not Available
Bread Tree leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Wilga and Bread Tree

Care of Wilga and Bread Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Wilga pruning is done Pruning may be required for height clearance and Bread Tree pruning is done Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Wilga needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bread Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.