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Kaki and Catawba Grape


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Fruit  
Tree  

Origin
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada  
China, Japan  

Types
-  
Diospyros kaki  

Number of Varieties
10  
200  
34

Habitat
meadows, Roadsides, Sandy areas, Terrestrial  
Damp forests, Woodlands  

USDA Hardiness Zone
3-9  
6-10  

AHS Heat Zone
9-2  
10-7  

Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  
H1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  

Habit
Vining/Climbing  
Pyramidal  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
300.00 cm  
99+
550.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
40.00 cm  
550.00 cm  
38

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
White  
Light Yellow  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Red  
Orange  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Orange, Gold, Bronze  
Yellow, Burgundy, Orange Red  

Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Oval Cordate  
Oval  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall  
Summer, Fall, Winter  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
Fast  
Medium  

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Clay, Loam  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer  
Summer  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
-  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting  
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Do not water frequently, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Requires watering in the growing season  
Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Clay, Loam  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  
Prune central stem  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize every year, Nitrogen  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch  
Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Insignificant  
Insignificant  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
Yes  
Yes  

Edible Fruit
Yes  
Yes  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
Yes  
Yes  

Fragrant Fruit
Yes  
Yes  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
No  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Coarse  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
Glossy  
Glossy  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
-  

Attracts
Moths  
Birds  

Allergy
Slows blood clotting  
Nausea, Swelling in the face  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
-  
-  

Beauty Benefits
Improve skin condition  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Erosion control, Food for birds, Shadow Tree  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
constipation, Diarrhea, Eye Problems, Heart problems, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Liver problems, Metabolic disorders  
Diarrhea, Increase fiber amount, Stomach Ulcers  

Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves  
Fruits  

Other Uses
Used As Food  
Can be made into a herbal tea, Making Perfumes, Making Sweet Scented Oil  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Vine  
Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
VITIS labrusca 'Catawba'  
DIOSPYROS kaki 'Fuyu'  

Common Name
Catawba Grape, Fox Grape  
Asian Persimmon, Fuyu Persimmon, Japanese Persimmon, Kaki  

In Hindi
Catawba अंगूर  
Kaki  

In German
Catawba Traube  
Kaki  

In French
Catawba raisin  
Plaqueminier  

In Spanish
Catawba uva  
Diospyros kaki  

In Greek
Catawba Σταφύλι  
Kaki  

In Portuguese
Catawba Grape  
Kaki  

In Polish
Catawba winogron  
Hurma wschodnia  

In Latin
Uva Catawba  
Kaki  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Anthophyta  
Spermatophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Vitales  
Ebenales  

Family
Vitaceae  
Ebenaceae  

Genus
Vitis  
Diospyros  

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  

Tribe
-  
-  

Subfamily
Vitoideae  
-  

Number of Species
60  
99+
200  
99+

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Difference Between Catawba Grape and Kaki

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Importance of Catawba Grape and Kaki

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Catawba Grape and Kaki. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Catawba Grape and Kaki 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 Catawba Grape is constipation, Diarrhea, Eye Problems, Heart problems, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Liver problems and Metabolic disorders whereas of Kaki is Diarrhea, Increase fiber amount and Stomach Ulcers. Catawba Grape has beauty benefits as follows: Improve skin condition while Kaki has beauty benefits as follows: Improve skin condition.

Compare Facts of Catawba Grape vs Kaki

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 Catawba Grape vs Kaki 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 Catawba Grape are Slows blood clotting whereas of Kaki have Nausea and Swelling in the face respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Catawba Grape has showy fruits and Kaki has showy fruits. Also Catawba Grape is not flowering and Kaki is not flowering . You can compare Catawba Grape and Kaki facts and facts of other plants too.

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