Wood Apple

String Bean

About Wood Apple and String Bean

Wood Apple

String Bean

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Fruits, Trees

Vegetable

Origin

Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya

Central America, South America

Types

Feronia limonia, Limonia acidissima

Bush Beans, Pole Beans

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Dry areas

Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

-9999-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

800.00 cm210.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

900.00 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Greyish Brown, Light Green

Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Purple

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Oval

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Autumn

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Rich

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Fall

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do not water excessively

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Water evenly

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Rich

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

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

5-10-10 fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Alternaria Leaf Spot, Anthracnose, Aphids, Armyworm, Bacterial Blight

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

Allergy

Gastric

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Good Cleanser

Beautiful Skin

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Fixes Nitrogen

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Cancer, Diuretic, Homeopathy, Hypotensive, Miscellany

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds

Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used for making brown dye, Used in biomass, Used in in reviving woollen fabrics

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Fruit Tree

Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Limonia acidissima

PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'

Common Name

Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit

String bean, Field bean, French bean

In Hindi

कबिट

String Bean

In German

Indischer Holzapfel

Bohne

In French

Kawista

Haricot vert

In Spanish

Kawista

String Bean

In Greek

γλυκό ασβέστη

Αμπελοφάσουλο

In Portuguese

Limonia

Feijão de corda

In Polish

Feronia słoniowa

Fasolka szparagowa

In Latin

dulcis ad cinerem

Gloria Bean

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Fabales

Family

Rutaceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Limonia

Phaseolus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Citreae

Phaseoleae

Subfamily

Aurantioideae

Faboideae

Number of Species

1115

1 27800

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Properties of Wood Apple and String Bean

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

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Season and Care of Wood Apple and String Bean

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

Wood Apple and String Bean Physical Information

Wood Apple and String Bean physical information is very important for comparison. Wood Apple height is 800.00 cm and width 900.00 cm whereas String Bean height is 210.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Wood Apple and String Bean are as follows:

Wood Apple flower color: White
Wood Apple leaf color: Green
String Bean flower color: Lavender
String Bean leaf color: Green and Purple

Care of Wood Apple and String Bean

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