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About Wood Apple and Dwarf Palmetto

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Fruits, Trees
Palm or Cycad

Origin

Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States

Types

Not Available
Not Available

Number of Varieties

NA14
0 40000
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Habitat

Dry areas
Floodplains, Lowland, River side, Swamps

USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available7-12
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

Not Available
12-6

Sunset Zone

Not Available
H1, H2, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Not Available
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

800.00 cm240.00 cm
0.54 3900
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Minimum Width

900.00 cm240.00 cm
0.1 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Not Available
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Greyish Brown, Light Green, Not Available
Chocolate, Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green
Gray Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green
Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate
Circular, dissected, long and linear

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Autumn
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium
Slow

Type of Soil

Rich
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Poorly Drained

Bloom Time

Late Fall
Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Wet Site, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Low
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do not water excessively
Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Rich
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Poorly Drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing

Pests and Diseases

Not Available
Insects

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Medium
Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Not Available
Birds

Allergy

Gastric
Avoid during Pregnancy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Not Available
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good Cleanser
Not Available

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Not Available
Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Snakebite
Asthma, Baldness, Cold, Cough, Migraines, Sore throat

Part of Plant Used

Fruits
Whole plant

Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Fruit Tree
Bog Garden, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Limonia acidissima
SABAL minor

Common Name

Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
Bush Palmetto, Dwarf Palmetto, Little Blue Stem, Swamp Palmetto

In Hindi

कबिट
बौना पल्मेट्टो

In German

Indischer Holzapfel
Zwerg Palmetto

In French

Kawista
Palmetto nain

In Spanish

Kawista
Palmetto enano

In Greek

γλυκό ασβέστη
Νάνος Palmetto

In Portuguese

Limonia
Palmetto anão

In Polish

Feronia słoniowa
Dwarf Palmetto

In Latin

dulcis ad cinerem
Pumilio Palmetto

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Sapindales
Arecales

Family

Rutaceae
Arecaceae

Genus

Limonia
Sabal

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Citreae
Not Available

Subfamily

Aurantioideae
Coryphoideae

Number of Species

114
1 27800
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Properties of Wood Apple and Dwarf Palmetto

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

Season and Care of Wood Apple and Dwarf Palmetto

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

Wood Apple and Dwarf Palmetto Physical Information

Wood Apple and Dwarf Palmetto physical information is very important for comparison. Wood Apple height is 800.00 cm and width 900.00 cm whereas Dwarf Palmetto height is 240.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Wood Apple and Dwarf Palmetto are as follows:

  • Wood Apple flower color: White

  • Wood Apple leaf color: Green

  • Dwarf Palmetto flower color: Ivory

  • Dwarf Palmetto leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Dark Green

Care of Wood Apple and Dwarf Palmetto

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