Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Tree
Origin
Europe
United States, Central United States
Types
Detroit Dark Red Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet
Deciduous Tree
Number of Varieties
3334
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
-
Woodland Garden Canopy
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-105-8
0
99
👆🏻
AHS Heat Zone
12-1
8-4
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
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm1,830.00 cm
0
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
15.20 cm1,220.00 cm
0
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Green
Yellow green, Chartreuse
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan
Chocolate
Leaf Color in Spring
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green
Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green
Yellow, Tan, Brown
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Spinach Type
oblong or obovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Pollution, Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Water Deeply
Average Water Needs, Water during dry weather
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Phosphorous
Pests and Diseases
Flea Beetles, Leaf Hoppers, Mexican Bean Beetles
Anthracnose, Sunken patches
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
breathing problems, dark circles, hairloss, Runny nose, Sore Throat, wheezing
Severe allergen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diabetes, Digestive disorders, Heart problems, High blood pressure, Inflammation
Antiseptic, Astringent, Emetic, Febrifuge, Tonic
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Seeds
Other Uses
Used As Food
Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Used as a thickening in stews, Wood is used for making furniture
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
BETA vulgaris 'Early Wonder Tall'
QUERCUS imbricaria
Common Name
Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet
Shingle Oak
In Hindi
चुकंदर
Shingle Oak
In German
Rübe
Kies Eiche
In French
betterave
Shingle Oak
In Spanish
remolacha
teja de madera de roble
In Greek
παντζάρι
βότσαλα Oak
In Portuguese
beterraba
Shingle Oak
In Polish
buraczany
gont Oak
In Latin
cui pendens sicula beta
Quercus imbricaria
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Caryophyllidae
Magnoliopsida
Order
-
Fagales
Family
Chenopodiaceae
Fagaceae
Genus
Beta
Quercus
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Fagoideae
Number of Species
288
1
27800
👆🏻