Wood Apple

Inkberry

About Wood Apple and Inkberry

Wood Apple

Inkberry

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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

North America, Northeastern United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Dry areas

Coastal Regions, Lowland, Mountains, Subtropical climates, Suburban areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

5-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Not Available

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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800.00 cm

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120.00 cm

Rank: 92 (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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180.00 cm

Rank: 70 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Greyish Brown, Light Green, Not Available

Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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24% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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14% Perennial Flowers 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, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Rich

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

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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28% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

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

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not water excessively

Keep ground moist, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water more in summer, Water when soil is dry

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Shape and thin as needed

4.8 Fertilizers

for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Aphids

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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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35% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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95% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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19% Perennial Flowers 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% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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11% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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53% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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5.8 Evergreen

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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4% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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1% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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6% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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49% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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48% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Gastric

no allergic reactions

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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63% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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

Fruits, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Can be made into a herbal tea

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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18% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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31% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Fruit Tree

Mixed Border, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Limonia acidissima

ILEX glabra

7.2 Common Name

Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit

American Pokeweed, Inkberry, Silberstein American Pokeweed

7.2.1 In Hindi

कबिट

Inkberry

7.2.2 In German

Indischer Holzapfel

Inkberry

7.2.3 In French

Kawista

Inkberry

7.2.4 In Spanish

Kawista

Inkberry

7.2.5 In Greek

γλυκό ασβέστη

Inkberry

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Limonia

Inkberry

7.2.7 In Polish

Feronia słoniowa

inkberry

7.2.8 In Latin

dulcis ad cinerem

Inkberry

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

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8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

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8.4 Order

Sapindales

Aquifoliales

8.5 Family

Rutaceae

Phytolaccaceae

8.6 Genus

Limonia

Ilex

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Citreae

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8.9 Subfamily

Aurantioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Wood Apple and Inkberry

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

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Season and Care of Wood Apple and Inkberry

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

Wood Apple and Inkberry Physical Information

Wood Apple and Inkberry physical information is very important for comparison. Wood Apple height is 800.00 cm and width 900.00 cm whereas Inkberry height is 120.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Wood Apple and Inkberry are as follows:

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

Care of Wood Apple and Inkberry

Care of Wood Apple and Inkberry include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Wood Apple pruning is done Prune after harvesting and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Inkberry pruning is done No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Shape and thin as needed. In summer Wood Apple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Inkberry needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.