1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Central Asia, Southern Asia, Western Ghats, India
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, Canada, Mexico
1.4 Types
congesta, paucinervia
Plains Cottonwood, Rio Grande cottonwood
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Fertile bottom land, moist forests, Temperate Regions, Tropical Forests
bottomlands, Floodplain, Hardwood forests, Riverbanks
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
120.00 cm3,050.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
120.00 cm2,130.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Pale White, White
Red, Green
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Oval
Toothed curved and flat petiole
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
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
Drought
Drought, Soil Compaction, Wet Site
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings, Stem Planting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season, Water Deeply, Water more in summer
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Ample Water
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
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove dead leaves
Remove dead branches, Remove hanging branches
4.8 Fertilizers
Compost, fertilize in growing season
fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Earwigs, Insects, Mildew, Red blotch, Rust, sawflies
Aphids, Borers, Caterpillars, Insects
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Dry soil, Heat And Humidity
Drought, Soil Compaction, Wet Site
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
1.1 Fruits
1.1.1 Showy Fruit
1.2.1 Edible Fruit
1.4 Fragrance
1.4.1 Fragrant Flower
1.5.1 Fragrant Fruit
1.6.1 Fragrant Leaf
1.6.3 Fragrant Bark/Stem
1.7 Showy Foliage
1.8 Showy Bark
1.9 Foliage Texture
1.10 Foliage Sheen
1.11 Evergreen
1.12 Invasive
1.13 Self-Sowing
1.14 Attracts
Birds, Butterflies, Fruit Bats
Not Available
1.15 Allergy
Eczema, Mouth itching, Throat itching
Hay fever, Headache, Runny nose, sneezing
2 Benefits
2.1 Uses
2.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Available
Landscape Designing
2.1.2 Beauty Benefits
good for lips, Remove blemishes
No Beauty Benefits
2.1.3 Edible Uses
2.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, soil stabilisation
Air purification, Forms dense stands, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Wildlife, Windbreak
2.2 Plant Benefits
2.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Anemia, Diuretic, Potassium, Rich in Iron, Vitamin C
Anodyne, Anthelmintic, anti-inflammatory, Febrifuge
2.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
Inner Bark, Leaves, Seeds
2.2.3 Other Uses
Added to salads, Cosmetics, Culinary use, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Biomass for fuel, Used as firewood, Used As Food
2.3 Used As Indoor Plant
2.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
2.5 Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
3 Scientific Name
3.1 Botanical Name
Carissa carandas
POPULUS deltoides
3.2 Common Name
Black Currant
Eastern Cottonwood
3.2.1 In Hindi
करोंदा, कालि मैना
Eastern Cottonwood
3.2.2 In German
Carandas
Eastern Cottonwood
3.2.3 In French
karondas
Cottonwood Orient
3.2.4 In Spanish
karondas
Cottonwood del Este
3.2.5 In Greek
karondas
Ανατολική Cottonwood
3.2.6 In Portuguese
karondas
Cottonwood Oriental
3.2.7 In Polish
karondas
Eastern Cottonwood
3.2.8 In Latin
karondas
Orientalium Poplar
4 Classification
4.1 Kingdom
4.2 Phylum
4.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Dicotyledonae
4.4 Order
4.5 Family
4.6 Genus
4.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
4.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
4.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Salicoideae
4.10 Number of Species