Wood Apple

Desert Ironwood

About Wood Apple and Desert Ironwood

Wood Apple

Desert Ironwood

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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

North America, United States, Southwestern United States, California, Mexico

1.4 Types

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Lebombo ironwood, Giant ironwood

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Dry areas

Desert, Dry areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

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8-12

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

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8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

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)▶

610.00 cm

Rank: 53 (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

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610.00 cm

Rank: 34 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

White, Light Pink, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Greyish Brown, Light Green, Not Available

Chocolate, Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Gray Green, Gray

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Gray Green, Gray

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green

Gray Green, Gray

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Small oblong

2.4 Thorns

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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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Rich

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Fall

Late 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

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings

Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not water excessively

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-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

Acidic, 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

4.7 Pruning

Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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 !

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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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

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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58% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

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Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Gastric

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good Cleanser

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Carvings, Knife handles

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 List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Fruit Tree

Rock Garden / Wall, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Limonia acidissima

OLNEYA tesota

7.2 Common Name

Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit

Ironwood

7.2.1 In Hindi

कबिट

रेगिस्तान आइरनवुड

7.2.2 In German

Indischer Holzapfel

Wüsteneisenholz

7.2.3 In French

Kawista

désert Ironwood

7.2.4 In Spanish

Kawista

Ironwood desierto

7.2.5 In Greek

γλυκό ασβέστη

Ironwood έρημο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Limonia

deserto Ironwood

7.2.7 In Polish

Feronia słoniowa

pustynia Ironwood

7.2.8 In Latin

dulcis ad cinerem

desert ironwood

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Rutaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Limonia

Olneya

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Citreae

Robinieae

8.9 Subfamily

Aurantioideae

Faboideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Wood Apple and Desert Ironwood

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

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Season and Care of Wood Apple and Desert Ironwood

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

Wood Apple and Desert Ironwood Physical Information

Wood Apple and Desert Ironwood physical information is very important for comparison. Wood Apple height is 800.00 cm and width 900.00 cm whereas Desert Ironwood height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Wood Apple and Desert Ironwood are as follows:

Wood Apple flower color: White
Wood Apple leaf color: Green
Desert Ironwood flower color: White, Light Pink and Lavender
Desert Ironwood leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Wood Apple and Desert Ironwood

Care of Wood Apple and Desert Ironwood include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Wood Apple pruning is done Prune after harvesting and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Desert Ironwood pruning is done 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 Desert Ironwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.