1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Fruit
Cactus or Succulent
1.3 Origin
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Russia/Siberia, Southern Asia, Western Asia
Southern Africa
1.4 Types
fuji, jonathan apple
Lithops karasmontana
Lithops pseudotruncatella
Lithops fulviceps
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Cold Regions, gardens
Barren waste areas, Desert, Dry areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16
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1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Rosette/Stemless
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Pink
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Red, Yellow green
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Yellow, Brown
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2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Fall
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3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Not Available
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
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3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
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3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
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3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting
root cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do not water frequently
Does not require lot of watering, Drought Tolerant, Needs very little water
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
Not Available
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Not Available
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Not Available
4.7 Pruning
Prune central stem, Remove lateral branches
Do not prune during shooting season
4.8 Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount, fertilize in growing season, Fertilize the soil before planting
can go long without fertilizers, Does not require fertilizer once established
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Bacterial Blight, Bacterial Canker, Leaf rust, Red blotch, Ring Rot, Woodpecker feeding
Not Available
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Rocky Soil, Sun
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
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Peripheral Edema, Vomiting
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Decorating walls, Ornamental use
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Acne, For treating wrinkles, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing, Stops hair loss
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Shadow Tree, soil stabilisation, Windbreak
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Acne, Alzheimer’s Disease, Anemia, constipation, Gastrointestinal disorders, Hair Loss, Parkinson
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Acts as a natural source of rain water for birds and insects., Cosmetics, Used As Food
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree
Alpine, Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
MALUS domestica 'Northern Spy'
LITHOPS
7.2 Common Name
Apple, Cider Apple, Cooking Apple, Eating Apple, Northern Spy Apple
pebble plants
living stones
7.2.1 In Hindi
Northern Spy Apple
Living Stone
7.2.2 In German
Northern Spy Apfel
lebendigen Stein
7.2.3 In French
Northern Spy Pomme
Living Stone
7.2.4 In Spanish
Espía del Norte de Apple
Piedra viva
7.2.5 In Greek
Βόρεια κατάσκοπος της Apple
Living Stone
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Northern Spy a Apple
pedra viva
7.2.7 In Polish
Northern Spy Jabłko
pedra viva
7.2.8 In Latin
Northern Spy Apple
vivus lapis,
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
Dicotyledonous, Rosids
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Ruschioideae
8.10 Number of Species