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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Fruit
Tree

Origin

Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Russia/Siberia, Southern Asia, Western Asia
Turkey, Iraq, Western Asia, India

Types

fuji, jonathan apple
Tamarix Chinensis, French Tamarisk, Kashgar Tamarix, Tamarix Odessana, Tamarix Tetrandra

Number of Varieties

2550
0 40000
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Habitat

Cold Regions, gardens
Floodplains, marshes, Riverbanks, Shores of rivers or lakes

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-810-13
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-1
12-1

Sunset Zone

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16
7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

460.00 cm460.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

460.00 cm460.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Light Pink
Purple

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Red, Orange Red
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Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval Cordate
Scale-like imbricate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Fall
Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought and Salt, Heat And Humidity

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do not let dry out between waterings, Never Over-water, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
Average Water Needs

In Summer

Alternate Days
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Less Watering
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun

Pruning

Prune central stem, Remove lateral branches
Cut leaves after fall, Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount, fertilize in growing season, Fertilize the soil before planting
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Bacterial Blight, Bacterial Canker, Leaf rust, Red blotch, Ring Rot, Woodpecker feeding
Mineral deficiencies, Red blotch, Root knot nematode, Scale, yellow-poplar weevil

Plant Tolerance

Rocky Soil, Shade areas
Drought, Dry Conditions, Salt

Facts

Flowers

Showy
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Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

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

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects
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Allergy

Peripheral Edema, Vomiting
allergic reaction

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Acne, For treating wrinkles, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing, Stops hair loss
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Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Shadow Tree, soil stabilisation, Windbreak
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Acne, Alzheimer’s Disease, Anemia, constipation, Gastrointestinal disorders, Hair Loss, Parkinson
Diarrhea, Liver problems, Rheumatism, Skin wounds, Tooth ache

Part of Plant Used

Fruits
Sap, Wood

Other Uses

Acts as a natural source of rain water for birds and insects., Cosmetics, Used As Food
Traditional medicine, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Screening / Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MALUS domestica 'Gala'
TAMARIX dioica

Common Name

Apple, Eating Apple, Gala Apple
Dioecious Tamarisk, Tamarisk

In Hindi

सेब
तामरिस्क

In German

Gala Apfel
Tamariske

In French

Gala
tamarinier

In Spanish

Gala
tamarisco

In Greek

Gala
ταμαρίς

In Portuguese

Gala
tamarisco

In Polish

Gala
tamaryszek

In Latin

Gala
nemore

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales
Caryophyllales

Family

Rosaceae
Tamaricaceae

Genus

Malus
Tamarix

Clade

Dicotyledonous, Rosids
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

-
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Subfamily

-
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Number of Species

2555
1 27800
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Difference Between Gala Apple and Tamarisk

If you are confused whether Gala Apple or Tamarisk are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Gala Apple and Tamarisk Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Gala Apple are Apply 10-10-10 amount, fertilize in growing season and Fertilize the soil before planting, whereas for Tamarisk fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Gala Apple and Tamarisk if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Gala Apple and Tamarisk

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Gala Apple and Tamarisk. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Gala Apple and Tamarisk 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 Gala Apple is Acne, Alzheimer’s Disease, Anemia, constipation, Gastrointestinal disorders, Hair Loss and Parkinson whereas of Tamarisk is Diarrhea, Liver problems, Rheumatism, Skin wounds and Tooth ache. Gala Apple has beauty benefits as follows: Acne, For treating wrinkles, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing and Stops hair loss while Tamarisk has beauty benefits as follows: Acne, For treating wrinkles, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing and Stops hair loss.

Compare Facts of Gala Apple vs Tamarisk

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 Gala Apple vs Tamarisk 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 Gala Apple are Peripheral Edema and Vomiting whereas of Tamarisk have allergic reaction respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Gala Apple has showy fruits and Tamarisk has no showy fruits. Also Gala Apple is not flowering and Tamarisk is not flowering . You can compare Gala Apple and Tamarisk facts and facts of other plants too.