1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
North America, United States, Southwestern United States, California, Mexico
North America
1.4 Types
Lebombo ironwood, Giant ironwood
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Desert, Dry areas
Forest margins, gardens, Roadsides, Woodlands
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
1.9 Habit
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
610.00 cm1,220.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
610.00 cm610.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Light Pink, Lavender
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
Blue Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green, Gray
Blue Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green, Gray
Yellow, Blue Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green, Gray
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Small oblong
Heart-shaped
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Transplanting
From Rhizomes
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water
Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water more in summer
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune to control growth, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
20-20-20 amount, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount
4.9 Pests and Diseases
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
no allergic reactions
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Carvings, Knife handles
Used in paper industry, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used in construction
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Rock Garden / Wall, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
Shade Trees
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
OLNEYA tesota
POPULUS tremuloides
7.2 Common Name
7.2.1 In Hindi
रेगिस्तान आइरनवुड
Quaking Aspen
7.2.2 In German
Wüsteneisenholz
Zitterpappel
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
Ironwood desierto
Temblor Aspen
7.2.5 In Greek
Ironwood έρημο
τρεμώδεις Aspen
7.2.6 In Portuguese
deserto Ironwood
Quaking Aspen
7.2.7 In Polish
pustynia Ironwood
Quaking Aspen
7.2.8 In Latin
desert ironwood
Tremens Quisque
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species