Wood Apple

Fig

About Wood Apple and Fig

Wood Apple

Fig

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Fruits, Trees

Fruit

Origin

Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya

Mediterranean, Western Asia

Types

Feronia limonia, Limonia acidissima

Common Fig, Ficus carica

Number of Varieties

110

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Habitat

Dry areas

Cropland, Rocky areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

-9999-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

800.00 cm300.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

900.00 cm300.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Greyish Brown, Light Green

Green, Purple, Dark Green, Bronze, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Maple shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Autumn

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Rich

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Fall

Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do not water excessively

Needs watering once a week, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Rich

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well 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 branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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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

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Allergy

Gastric

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Good Cleanser

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Asthma, constipation, Diabetes

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Culinary use, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Fruit Tree

Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Houseplant, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Limonia acidissima

FICUS carica

Common Name

Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit

Fig

In Hindi

कबिट

अंजीर

In German

Indischer Holzapfel

Feige

In French

Kawista

figue

In Spanish

Kawista

higo

In Greek

γλυκό ασβέστη

Σύκο

In Portuguese

Limonia

Figura

In Polish

Feronia słoniowa

Figa

In Latin

dulcis ad cinerem

Fig

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Rosales

Family

Rutaceae

Moraceae

Genus

Limonia

Ficus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Citreae

Ficeae

Subfamily

Aurantioideae

Number of Species

1800

1 27800

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Properties of Wood Apple and Fig

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

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Season and Care of Wood Apple and Fig

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

Wood Apple and Fig Physical Information

Wood Apple and Fig physical information is very important for comparison. Wood Apple height is 800.00 cm and width 900.00 cm whereas Fig height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Wood Apple and Fig are as follows:

Wood Apple flower color: White
Wood Apple leaf color: Green
Fig flower color: Green
Fig leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Wood Apple and Fig

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