Wood Apple

Green Gem Boxwood

About Wood Apple and Green Gem Boxwood

Wood Apple

Green Gem Boxwood

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruits, Trees

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya

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1.4 Types

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Dry areas

Anthropogenic, Sandy areas, shrublands, subtropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

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4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

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9 - 6

1.8 Sunset Zone

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21,22

1.9 Habit

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Compact, rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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800.00 cm

Rank: 47 (Overall)▶

100.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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900.00 cm

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60.00 cm

Rank: 96 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Light Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

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Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Greyish Brown, Light Green, Not Available

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark 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

Elliptic and Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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24% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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12% Broadleaf Evergreen 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

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

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Fall

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3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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34% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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27% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

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4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings

Cuttings, Rhizome division

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not water excessively

Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Rich

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Prune every year, Prune prior to new growth, Prune to stimulate growth

4.8 Fertilizers

for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer

10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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Blight, Leaf spot, Leafminer, Mites, Psyllids

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

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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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43% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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95% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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8% Broadleaf Evergreen 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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61% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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5% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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7% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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3% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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55% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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14% Broadleaf Evergreen 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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12% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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1% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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4% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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49% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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28% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

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Flying insects, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Gastric

Itchiness, Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Bonsai, Decorating walls, Landscape Designing, Mass in beds, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc., Used for making hedges

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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50% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

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Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

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6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

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6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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18% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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34% Broadleaf Evergreen 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 Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Fruit Tree

Container, Edging, Foundation, Hedges, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Limonia acidissima

BUXUS 'Green Gem'

7.2 Common Name

Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit

Green gem boxwood

7.2.1 In Hindi

कबिट

Green gem boxwood

7.2.2 In German

Indischer Holzapfel

Grünes Juwel boxwood

7.2.3 In French

Kawista

Vert joyau buis

7.2.4 In Spanish

Kawista

Boj gema verde

7.2.5 In Greek

γλυκό ασβέστη

Πράσινο πυξάρι στολίδι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Limonia

Buxo gema verde

7.2.7 In Polish

Feronia słoniowa

Zielona perełka bukszpan

7.2.8 In Latin

dulcis ad cinerem

Viridi gemma praetoriola

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Buxales

8.5 Family

Rutaceae

Buxaceae

8.6 Genus

Limonia

Buxus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Citreae

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8.9 Subfamily

Aurantioideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Wood Apple and Green Gem Boxwood

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

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Season and Care of Wood Apple and Green Gem Boxwood

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

Wood Apple and Green Gem Boxwood Physical Information

Wood Apple and Green Gem Boxwood physical information is very important for comparison. Wood Apple height is 800.00 cm and width 900.00 cm whereas Green Gem Boxwood height is 100.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Wood Apple and Green Gem Boxwood are as follows:

Wood Apple flower color: White
Wood Apple leaf color: Green
Green Gem Boxwood flower color: Light Yellow
Green Gem Boxwood leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Wood Apple and Green Gem Boxwood

Care of Wood Apple and Green Gem Boxwood include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Wood Apple pruning is done Prune after harvesting and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Green Gem Boxwood pruning is done Prune every year, Prune prior to new growth and Prune to stimulate growth. In summer Wood Apple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Green Gem Boxwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.