1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Shrub
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
1.3 Origin
Central America, South America
North America, North-Central United States, Western United States, Canada
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands
Cold Regions, gardens, Open areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a
1.9 Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Pyramidal
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
457.20 cm910.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
243.84 cm460.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Light Green, Blue Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Gray Green
Light Green, Blue Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Gray Green
Yellow, Gold
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Fall, Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
4.5.2 Soil Type
Dry, Sandy
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
In Early Autumn, Prune in winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies
Aphids, Birds, Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Wind
Cold climate, Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators
Aphids, Birds
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds, Windbreak
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antioxidants, Arthritis, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fertility, Fever, Inflammation, Kidney problems, scurvy, Urinary tract problems, Vitamin C
Boils, Cold, Frostbite, hemorrhoids
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root
Bark, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making hedge
Used as firewood, Used for its medicinal properties
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Bog Garden, Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Malpighia emarginata
LARIX laricina
7.2 Common Name
Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle
Tamarack
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
Árbol de acerola
tamarack
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Not Available
Coniferophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available, Paperveroideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species