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What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Shrub  
Shrubs, Spurge  

Origin
Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea  
Caribbean, Central America, South America, Madagascar, South Africa  

Types
Acer palmatum  
Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa  

Number of Varieties
700  
17
170  
40

Habitat
gardens, Woodland Garden Secondary, Woodlands  
Pastures, Roadsides, Warmer regions  

USDA Hardiness Zone
4-7  
-9999  

AHS Heat Zone
8-2  
-  

Sunset Zone
A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  

Habit
Oval or Rounded  
Upright/Erect  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
150.00 cm  
99+
200.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
90.00 cm  
99+
400.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Red  
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Pink  

Flower Color Modifier
-  
-  

Fruit Color
Red, Brown  
Light Green, Lime Green, Yellow, Green, Ivory  

Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper  
Green, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Green, Bronze  
Green, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Crimson, Orange Red  
Green, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
Green, Dark Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Palmate  
Palmately Lobed  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  
All year  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade  
Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
Slow  
Medium  

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Dry, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral  
Slightly Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Average  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer  
All year  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
Yes  

Tolerances
-  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Budding, Seedlings, Stem Cutting  
Seedlings, Transplanting  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Low  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs less watering  
Needs less watering, Water occasionally  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Drought Tolerant, Average Water  

In Spring
Moderate  
Less Watering  

In Winter
Average Water  
Less Watering  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral  
Neutral  

Soil Type
Loam, Sand  
Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Average  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  
Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun  

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  
Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K, since leafy plants, use higher nitrogen content fertilizer  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed  

Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Beetles, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale, Sooty Mold  
Anthracnose, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Rust  

Plant Tolerance
Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas  
Drought, Drought and Salt, Heat Tolerance  

Facts

Flowers
Insignificant  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
Yes  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
Yes  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Fine  
Bold  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
-  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
Sometimes  

Self-Sowing
No  
Yes  

Attracts
-  
Bees, Flying insects, Hoverflies  

Allergy
-  
allergic conjunctivitis, Eye irritation  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai, Borders  
-  

Beauty Benefits
-  
Good for skin and hair, Removes pimples, Skin inflammation, Skin irritation  

Edible Uses
No  
Sometimes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification, Insect Repellent, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Suppresses or replaces native plants, Versatility  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
anti-allergy, epilepsy, Fever, Skin irritation, Skin Redness  

Part of Plant Used
Sap  
Leaves, Sap, Seeds, Stem  

Other Uses
Used as preservative  
Oil is used as fuel, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used in biomass  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border  
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
ACER palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom'  
JATROPHA  

Common Name
Downy Japanese Maple, Fullmoon Maple, Japanese Maple  
Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL  

In Hindi
Japanese Maple  
रतनजोत  

In German
japanischer Ahorn  
Purgiernuß  

In French
érable du Japon  
purghère  

In Spanish
arce japonés  
frailejón  

In Greek
Japanese Maple  
jatropha  

In Portuguese
bordo japonês  
galamaluco  

In Polish
Klon japoński  
jatrofa  

In Latin
Acer palmatum  
Jatropha  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Tracheophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Sapindales  
Euphorbiales  

Family
Aceraceae  
Euphorbiaceae  

Genus
Acer  
Jatropha  

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  
Dicotyledonous  

Tribe
-  
Jatropheae  

Subfamily
-  
Crotonoideae  

Number of Species
128  
99+
170  
99+

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Difference Between Japanese Maple and Jatropha

If you are confused whether Japanese Maple or Jatropha 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 Japanese Maple and Jatropha Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Japanese Maple are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K and since leafy plants, use higher nitrogen content fertilizer, whereas for Jatropha fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer and No fertilizers needed. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Japanese Maple and Jatropha if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Japanese Maple and Jatropha

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Japanese Maple and Jatropha. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Japanese Maple and Jatropha 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 Japanese Maple is whereas of Jatropha is anti-allergy, epilepsy, Fever, Skin irritation and Skin Redness. Japanese Maple has beauty benefits as follows: while Jatropha has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Japanese Maple vs Jatropha

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 Japanese Maple vs Jatropha 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 Japanese Maple are whereas of Jatropha have allergic conjunctivitis and Eye irritation respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Japanese Maple has no showy fruits and Jatropha has showy fruits. Also Japanese Maple is not flowering and Jatropha is not flowering . You can compare Japanese Maple and Jatropha facts and facts of other plants too.

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