Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Eastern Asia, China
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Types
Candleberry tree
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Number of Varieties
560
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40000
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Habitat
Saline Soils, Upland, Upland soils
Banks, meadows, Roadsides, Shores of rivers or lakes
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-10-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-8
12-3
Sunset Zone
H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm30.50 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
600.00 cm22.90 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
White, Yellow, Red, Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
White, Ivory
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Red, Orange
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Lobed and toothed
Thorns
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
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Tolerances
Cold climate, Drought, Pollution, Salt
Variety of soil types
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Medium, Requires watering in the growing season
Average Water Needs
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
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing, Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Insects, Red blotch
Powdery mildew
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Drought, Salt
Variety of soil types
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
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Evergreen
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✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
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✘
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Attracts
-
Butterflies
Allergy
Nausea, Toxic, Vomiting
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Absorbs greenhouse gases, Absorbs huge amounts of CO2, Air purification, Amazing growth rate, Erosion control, Food for insects, Forms dense stands, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Soil protection, soil stabilisation, Used to establish native woodland, Very little waste, Wildlife, Windbreak
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Boils
Anodyne, Arthritis, Bronchitis, Nerve pain
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves, Seeds
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as firewood, Used for its medicinal properties
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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✘
✔
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Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
TRIADICA sebifera
Ranunculus acris
Common Name
Chinese Tallow
Ranunculus, meadow buttercup, tall buttercup, common buttercup, giant buttercup
In Hindi
चीनी तेल
Ranunculus
In German
chinesisch Talg
Ranunkel
In French
chinesisch Talg
Ranunculus
In Spanish
suif chinois
ranúnculo
In Greek
κινέζικο ζωικό λίπος
Ranunculus
In Portuguese
sebo chinesa
Ranogkylos
In Polish
chiński łój
Ranogkylos
In Latin
Chinese adipe
Ranogkylos
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Embryophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Ranunculales
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Triadica
Ranunculus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Hippomaneae
Ranunculeae
Subfamily
Euphorbioideae
Ranunculoideae
Number of Species
100600
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27800
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