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Fruit Color

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Thorns

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The pH of Soil

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Care

Where to Plant?

How to Plant?

Plant Maintenance

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Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

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Evergreen

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Classification

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Phylum

Class

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Number of Species

 
Perennial
Palm or Cycad
Eastern Asia, Southeast Asia
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6
Tidal coastal areas, Tropical regions, Well Drained
10-11
12-9
H1, H2, 21, 22, 23, 24
Arching/Fountain-shaped
 
800.00 cm
25.40 cm
White, Blue, Pink
Bicolor
Orange
Green, Gray Green
Green, Gray Green
Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Fern like
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Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Fast
Loam
Acidic, Neutral
Well drained
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
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Wet Site, Drought
 
Ground
Seedlings
Medium
occasional watering once established, Water daily during growing season
Lots of watering
Moderate
Average Water
Acidic, Neutral
Loam
Well drained
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Remove dead leaves, Remove old, faded fronds
Potassium, slow-release fertilizers
Moth, Pink Root, Red spider mite
Salt, Soil Compaction, Sun
 
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Single
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Medium
Matte
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Beetles, Mealybugs, Mites, Squirrels
allergic conjunctivitis, Runny nose, Skin irritation
 
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Making cosmetics, Reduces ageing, Skin inflammation
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Air purification, Shadow Tree, Windbreak
Aging, Alzheimer’s Disease, Antibacterial, Antidiabetic, Anti-fungal, Appetite enhancer, Bone disorders, Chronic fatigue, Cyanide Poisoning, Emmoiliant, Headache, High cholestrol, Indigestion, Metabolic disorders, Obesity, Oral health, Piles, Rheumatism, Vitamin A, Weight loss
Fruits, Kernel, Leaf Stalks
Application in Handicrafts, Biomass for fuel, For making oil, Jelly, Making Shampoo, Sometimes used for making wine, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in salads, Wax
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Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
 
Areca catechu
Areca palm, Areca nut palm, Betel palm, Indian nut, Pinang palm
सुपारी
Betelnusspalme
noix de bétel
Betelnusspalme
καρύδι ινδοκάρυδο
noz de betel
betel nut
nut Ham
 
Plantae
Angiosperms
Liliopsida
Arecales
Arecaceae
Archontophoenix
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Areceae
Arecoideae
6
 
Perennial
Fruit
Europe, Mediterranean
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2
Open Forest, Terrestrial
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2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
Upright/Erect
 
460.00 cm
460.00 cm
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Light Green
Round
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Spring, Summer, Fall
Full Sun
Medium
Clay, Loam, Sand
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Average
Spring
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Drought
 
Ground
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Medium
Water Deeply, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry
Lots of watering
Moderate
Average Water
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Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Red blotch
Drought
 
Showy
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Itchiness, Runny nose, Swelling, Throat itching, Watery eyes
 
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Air purification
anti-cancer, Bone strength, Digestive disorders, High cholestrol, Immunity, Improve heart health
Fruits
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Wood is used for making furniture
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PRUNUS insititia 'Blue Violet Damson'
Blue Violet Damson Plum, Damson
जामुन
Zwetschgen
prune de Damas
ciruela ciruela
κορόμηλο δαμάσκηνο
damson ameixa
mirabelki
damson plum
 
Plantae
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliopsida
Rosales
Rosaceae
Prunus
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
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Amygdaloideae
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Difference Between Areca nut and Damson

If you are confused whether Areca nut or Damson are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Areca nut and Damson and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Areca nut are , whereas for Damson fertilizers required are . Hence, one should know the basic difference between Areca nut and Damson if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Areca nut and Damson

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Areca nut and Damson. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Areca nut and Damson as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Areca nut is whereas of Damson is . Areca nut has beauty benefits as follows: while Damson has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Areca nut vs Damson

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Areca nut vs Damson and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Areca nut are whereas of Damson have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Areca nut has no showy fruits and Damson has no showy fruits. Also Areca nut is not flowering and Damson is not flowering . You can compare Areca nut and Damson facts and facts of other plants too.