Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Tree
Ornamental Plants, Shrubs
Origin
Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Northern Africa
Eastern Europe, Western Asia
Types
-
Kochia Indica, Neokochia californica
Number of Varieties
1140
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40000
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Habitat
Open Forest
gardens, Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-93-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-3
12 - 1
Sunset Zone
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,070.00 cm120.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
910.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Yellow green
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green, Dark Green
Gray Green, Burgundy, Crimson
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Spring
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Stem Cutting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water less during winter
occasional watering once established, Requires consistently moist soil
In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Loamy, Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Bright direct sunlight
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Requires little pruning
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove dead branches
Fertilizers
fertilize in growing season
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Spider mites
Aphids, Mosquito
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
Heat Tolerance, Humidity
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Butterflies, Leaf Hoppers
Allergy
-
Eye irritation, Respiratory problems
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
Beautification, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics, Removes dandruff, Skin cleanser
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Absorbs greenhouse gases, Air purification, Amazing growth rate, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree
Provides ground cover
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Nutrients
Diabetes, Hypotensive, Obesity
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Seeds, Stem, Tree trunks
Leaves
Other Uses
Economic Purpose, Used in construction
Cattle Fodder, Sauces, Traditional medicine, Used for fragrance, Wood log is used in making fences
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Groundcover
Botanical Name
QUERCUS suber
BASSIA scoparia
Common Name
Cork Oak
Burningbush, Kochia
In Hindi
कॉर्क ओक
Bassia scoparia
In German
Kork Eiche
Besen-Radmelde
In French
Cork Oak
Bassia scoparia
In Spanish
alcornoque
Kochia scoparia
In Greek
Cork Oak
Bassia scoparia
In Portuguese
sobreiro
Bassia scoparia
In Polish
Cork Oak
Mietelnik żakula
In Latin
sUBER
Bassia scoparia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fagales
Caryophyllales
Family
Fagaceae
Chenopodiaceae
Genus
Quercus
Bassia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Mirini
-
Subfamily
Mirinae
Camphorosmoideae
Number of Species
204
1
27800
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