Wood Apple

African Sumac

About Wood Apple and African Sumac

Wood Apple

African Sumac

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

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1.2 Type

Fruits, Trees

Tree

1.3 Origin

Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya

Southern Africa, South Africa

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Dry areas

Forest margins, Grassland, Mountains, Pastures, Rocky Ridges, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

8-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-7

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Not Available

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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800.00 cm

Rank: 47 (Overall)▶

460.00 cm

Rank: 61 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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900.00 cm

Rank: 24 (Overall)▶

460.00 cm

Rank: 43 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Light Green, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Greyish Brown, Light Green, Not Available

Yellow, Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Lance shaped

2.4 Thorns

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24% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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9% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Autumn

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Rich

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Fall

Early Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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34% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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18% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Pollution, Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not water excessively

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

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

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Rich

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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80% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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84% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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46% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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95% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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25% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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61% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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40% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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11% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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14% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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10% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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60% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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41% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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3% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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1% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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49% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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58% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Gastric

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good Cleanser

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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74% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Not Available

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, scurvy, Snakebite

Diarrhea, Dysentry

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Culinary use, Employed in herbal medicine, Used as a dye, Used as a spice, Used in paper industry, Wood is used for making furniture

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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18% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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9% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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All List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Fruit Tree

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Limonia acidissima

RHUS lancea

7.2 Common Name

Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit

African Sumac

7.2.1 In Hindi

कबिट

अफ्रीकी एक प्रकार का पौधा

7.2.2 In German

Indischer Holzapfel

African sumac

7.2.3 In French

Kawista

sumac africaine

7.2.4 In Spanish

Kawista

zumaque africano

7.2.5 In Greek

γλυκό ασβέστη

Αφρικανική σουμάκι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Limonia

sumac africano

7.2.7 In Polish

Feronia słoniowa

afrykański sumaka

7.2.8 In Latin

dulcis ad cinerem

African sumac

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

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8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

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8.4 Order

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Rutaceae

Anacardiaceae

8.6 Genus

Limonia

Rhus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Citreae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Aurantioideae

Anacardioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Wood Apple and African Sumac

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

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Season and Care of Wood Apple and African Sumac

Season and care of Wood Apple and African Sumac is important to know. While considering everything about Wood Apple and African Sumac Care, growing season is an essential factor. Wood Apple season is Autumn and African Sumac season is Autumn. The type of soil for Wood Apple is Rich and for African Sumac is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Wood Apple is Acidic, Neutral and for African Sumac is Neutral, Alkaline.

Wood Apple and African Sumac Physical Information

Wood Apple and African Sumac physical information is very important for comparison. Wood Apple height is 800.00 cm and width 900.00 cm whereas African Sumac height is 460.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Wood Apple and African Sumac are as follows:

Wood Apple flower color: White
Wood Apple leaf color: Green
African Sumac flower color: Light Green and Ivory
African Sumac leaf color: Green

Care of Wood Apple and African Sumac

Care of Wood Apple and African Sumac include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Wood Apple pruning is done Prune after harvesting and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and African Sumac pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Wood Apple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer African Sumac needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.