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Wood Apple
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About Wood Apple

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Fruits, Trees

Origin

Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya

Types

Feronia limonia, Limonia acidissima

Number of Varieties

1
0 40000
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Habitat

Dry areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-

Sunset Zone

-

Habit

-

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

800.00 cm
Rank: 47 (Overall)
0 3900
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Minimum Width

900.00 cm
Rank: 24 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Flower Color Modifier

-

Fruit Color

Greyish Brown, Light Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Thorns

21% - Fruits Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Autumn

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Rich

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Fall

Repeat Bloomer

35% - Fruits Garden Plants have it !

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do not water excessively

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Rich

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

-

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

85% - Fruits Garden Plants

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

81% - Fruits Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

96% - Fruits Garden Plants have it !

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

59% - Fruits Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

57% - Fruits Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

17% - Fruits Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

13% - Fruits Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

23% - Fruits Garden Plants

Showy Bark

10% - Fruits Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

5% - Fruits Garden Plants have it !

Invasive

2% - Fruits Garden Plants have it !

Self-Sowing

51% - Fruits Garden Plants

Attracts

-

Allergy

Gastric

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-

Beauty Benefits

Good Cleanser

Edible Uses

99% - Fruits Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

-

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

18% - Fruits Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Fruits Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Edible, Fruit Tree

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Limonia acidissima

Common Name

Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit

In Hindi

कबिट

In German

Indischer Holzapfel

In French

Kawista

In Spanish

Kawista

In Greek

γλυκό ασβέστη

In Portuguese

Limonia

In Polish

Feronia słoniowa

In Latin

dulcis ad cinerem

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Family

Rutaceae

Genus

Limonia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

Citreae

Subfamily

Aurantioideae

Number of Species

1
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1 27800
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Properties of Wood Apple

Want to know the properties of Wood Apple? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Wood Apple is a non flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Gastric. Wood Apple Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use: Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders and Snakebite

  • Part of plant used: Fruits

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Wood Apple Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Wood Apple. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Wood Apple physical information is as follows: 800.00 cm tall and 900.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Ovate. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: White
  • Leaf color: Green

Care of Wood Apple

Taking Wood Apple Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Wood Apple include pruning, which should be done Prune after harvesting and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Wood Apple

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Wood Apple is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Wood Apple is a very important plant from Fruits. There are 1 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Feronia limonia, Limonia acidissima. This plant's habitat is Dry areas and it comes in the hardiness zone . If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.