Winter Squash

Sausage Tree

About Winter Squash and Sausage Tree

Winter Squash

Sausage Tree

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Tree

Origin

Central America, Mexico, North America

Eastern Africa, Middle Africa

Types

Neck, Really Big Hybrid, Waltham

Kigelia africana

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Riverine forest, wooded grassland

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-119-12

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-9

Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Prostrate/Trailing

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

7.62 cm1,220.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

50.80 cm910.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

Dark Red, Tan

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Peach, Tan

Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Pinnate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Indeterminate

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Requires regular watering

Needs a lot of water initially

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove the old foliage

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount, Balanced organic fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer, Nitrogen, Phosphate

Balanced liquid fertilizer monthly

Pests and Diseases

Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cutworms, Dry root rot, Fusarium leaf spot, Soft scales

Leaf spot, Mealybugs, Rust

Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Shade areas, Shallow soil

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

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

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Ants, Bees

Bees, Birds, Butterflies

Allergy

Dermatitis

Poisonous when unripe

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Glowing Skin, Good for skin and hair

Acne, Slow downs aging

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antiasthamatic, anti-cancer, Cardiovascular problems, cholesterol-lowering, constipation, Diabetes, Fiber, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Immunity, Manganese, Obesity, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E

Gynaecological, Malaria, STDs

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Seeds

Dried seeds, Leaves

Other Uses

For making oil, Used As Food

Used to flavour beer, Used to produce a red dye

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CUCURBITA pepo 'White Crown of Thorns'

KIGELIA africana

Common Name

Winter Squash

Sausage Tree

In Hindi

कोंहड़ा

Sausage Tree

In German

Winter squash

Sausage Tree

In French

courges d'hiver

saucisse Arbre

In Spanish

calabaza de invierno

Árbol de salchicha

In Greek

σκουός χειμώνα

λουκάνικο δέντρο

In Portuguese

abóbora

Árvore de salsicha

In Polish

dynia

kiełbasa Drzewo

In Latin

cucurbita

farciminis ligno

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Violales

Lamiales

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Bignoniaceae

Genus

Cucurbita

Kaempferia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Tecomeae

Subfamily

Papilionoideae

Number of Species

279

1 27800

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Properties of Winter Squash and Sausage Tree

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

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Season and Care of Winter Squash and Sausage Tree

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

Winter Squash and Sausage Tree Physical Information

Winter Squash and Sausage Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Winter Squash height is 7.62 cm and width 50.80 cm whereas Sausage Tree height is 1,220.00 cm and width 910.00 cm. The color specification of Winter Squash and Sausage Tree are as follows:

Winter Squash flower color: Yellow and Gold
Winter Squash leaf color: Green, Dark Green
Sausage Tree flower color: Dark Red and Tan
Sausage Tree leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Winter Squash and Sausage Tree

Care of Winter Squash and Sausage Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Winter Squash pruning is done Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove the old foliage and Sausage Tree pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Winter Squash needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sausage Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.