Wood Apple

Chinese Chestnut

About Wood Apple and Chinese Chestnut

Wood Apple

Chinese Chestnut

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruits, Trees

Tree

1.3 Origin

Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya

China, Korea

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Dry areas

disturbed sites, Forest edges

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

4-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

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8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Not Available

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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800.00 cm

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1,220.00 cm

Rank: 33 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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900.00 cm

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1,220.00 cm

Rank: 14 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

White, Light Yellow, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Greyish Brown, Light Green, Not Available

Light Green, Chartreuse

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Yellow, Gold, Tan

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Lobed

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

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Rich

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Fall

Late Spring, Early Summer

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

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not water excessively

Do Not over Water, Medium, Requires watering in the growing season

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Adequately

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Rich

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Prune in fall, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer

Nitrogen, Potassium

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Beetles, Leafhoppers

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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80% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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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

Coarse

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 !

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5% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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49% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Gastric

Mild Allergen

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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74% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Not Available

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Low calories, Nutrients

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Fruits, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Food for animals, Used as firewood, Used As Food, Used in biomass

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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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Fruit Tree

Edible, Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Limonia acidissima

CASTANEA mollissima

7.2 Common Name

Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit

Chinese Chestnut

7.2.1 In Hindi

कबिट

चीनी अखरोट

7.2.2 In German

Indischer Holzapfel

chinesische Kastanie

7.2.3 In French

Kawista

châtaignier chinois

7.2.4 In Spanish

Kawista

Castaño chino

7.2.5 In Greek

γλυκό ασβέστη

Κινέζικο κάστανο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Limonia

castanha chinesa

7.2.7 In Polish

Feronia słoniowa

Kasztan chiński

7.2.8 In Latin

dulcis ad cinerem

Chinese Chestnut

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Fagales

8.5 Family

Rutaceae

Fagaceae

8.6 Genus

Limonia

Castanea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Citreae

Gloxinieae

8.9 Subfamily

Aurantioideae

Cassidinae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Wood Apple and Chinese Chestnut

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

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Season and Care of Wood Apple and Chinese Chestnut

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

Wood Apple and Chinese Chestnut Physical Information

Wood Apple and Chinese Chestnut physical information is very important for comparison. Wood Apple height is 800.00 cm and width 900.00 cm whereas Chinese Chestnut height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm. The color specification of Wood Apple and Chinese Chestnut are as follows:

Wood Apple flower color: White
Wood Apple leaf color: Green
Chinese Chestnut flower color: White, Light Yellow and Ivory
Chinese Chestnut leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Wood Apple and Chinese Chestnut

Care of Wood Apple and Chinese Chestnut include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Wood Apple pruning is done Prune after harvesting and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Chinese Chestnut pruning is done Prune in fall, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Wood Apple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Chinese Chestnut needs Adequately and in winter, it needs Average Water.