Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Tree
Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America
Central Asia, India, Nepal, China, Japan, Korea
Types
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Quercus acutissima
Number of Varieties
12450
0
40000
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Habitat
Open areas
Dappled Shade, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Secondary
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
8-3
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
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
61.00 cm1,070.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
61.00 cm1,070.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Red, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red, Green
Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Light Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Black
Yellow, Brown, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Saw-tooth like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer, Indeterminate
Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Apply 10-10-10 amount, Apply 18-8-3 amount
Pests and Diseases
-
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Beetles, Butterflies
Allergy
Hives, Rash
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
cholesterol-lowering, Low calories, Vitamin C
Astringent
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Used As Food
Used as a dyestuff, Used as a thickening in stews, used for fuel and charcoal, Used for making black dye
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Tropical
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
CAPSICUM annuum 'Cherry Bomb'
QUERCUS acutissima
Common Name
Cherry Bomb Pepper, Cherry Pepper
Sawtooth Oak
In Hindi
Cherry Bomb Pepper
Sawtooth Oak
In German
Cherry Bomb Pfeffer
Sägezahn- Eiche
In French
Cherry Bomb Pepper
Sawtooth Oak
In Spanish
Bomba de cereza Pimienta
diente de sierra de roble
In Greek
Cherry Bomb Πιπέρι
πριονωτή Oak
In Portuguese
Cherry Bomb Pimenta
Sawtooth Oak
In Polish
Cherry Bomb Pepper
piłokształtny Oak
In Latin
Cherry Bomb Pepper
Quercus acutissima
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Eudicotyledones
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Fagales
Family
Solanaceae
Fagaceae
Genus
Capsicum
Quercus
Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Fagoideae
Number of Species
10060
1
27800
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