Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Shrubs, Spurge
Origin
United States, North-Central United States, Canada
Caribbean, Central America, South America, Madagascar, South Africa
Types
The White Oaks, Chestnut Oak, Bur Oak
Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa
Number of Varieties
12170
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40000
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Habitat
Humid climates
Pastures, Roadsides, Warmer regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-7-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
-
Sunset Zone
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 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
Spreading
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2,499.36 cm200.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
792.48 cm400.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Light Green
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Chocolate
Light Green, Lime Green, Yellow, Green, Ivory
Leaf Color in Spring
Pink, Sienna
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Purple, Burgundy, Dark Red
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Y-shaped
Palmately Lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
All year
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loamy, Moist, Sandy, Well drained
Dry, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
All year
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week, occasional watering once established, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season, Water more in summer
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun
Pruning
Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune when plant is dormant, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove short branches
Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Anthracnose, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Drought and Salt, Heat Tolerance
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Hummingbirds, Squirrels, Woodpeckers
Bees, Flying insects, Hoverflies
Allergy
-
allergic conjunctivitis, Eye irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Good for skin and hair, Removes pimples, Skin inflammation, Skin irritation
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife
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
Tree trunks
Leaves, Sap, Seeds, Stem
Other Uses
Air freshner, Grown for shade, Used as firewood, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used fore making tools, Wood log is used in making fences
Oil is used as fuel, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used in biomass
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Shade Trees
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical
Botanical Name
QUERCUS ellipsoidalis
JATROPHA
Common Name
Northern Pin Oak
Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL
In Hindi
Pin Oak
रतनजोत
In German
Pin-Eichen
Purgiernuß
In French
Pin Oak
purghère
In Spanish
pin Oak
frailejón
In Greek
pin Oak
jatropha
In Portuguese
Pin Oak
galamaluco
In Polish
pin Oak
jatrofa
In Latin
Quercus
Jatropha
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
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Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fagales
Euphorbiales
Family
Fagaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Quercus
Jatropha
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Dicotyledonous
Tribe
-
Jatropheae
Subfamily
-
Crotonoideae
Number of Species
207170
1
27800
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