Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Tree
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Middle Africa
Australia
Types
Solanum integrifolium
Acacia retinodes retinodes, Acacia retinodes uncifolia
Number of Varieties
182
0
40000
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Habitat
Moist Soils
open forests
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-98-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
-
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval/Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm530.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm530.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Orange, Gold, Orange Red
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
imparipinnate
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Spring, Summer, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings
In Summer
Lots of watering
Xeric/Desert, Drought Tolerant
In Spring
Moderate
Adequately
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Rich
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune after flowering
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red spider mite
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
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
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Windbreak
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anti-oxidant, Digestive, Fiber, Minerals
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Seeds
Flowers, Seeds
Other Uses
Animal Feed, For making oil, Used as a nutritious food item
Used as a dye
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Fruit Tree
Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
SOLANUM integrifolium
Acacia retinodes
Common Name
Chinese Scarlet Eggplant, Pumpkin Tree, Turkish Eggplant, Turkish Orange Eggplant
Ever-blooming Wattle, Silver Wattle, Water Wattle
In Hindi
कद्दू पेड़
Silver Wattle
In German
Kürbis-Baum
Silver Wattle
In French
arbre de citrouille
Mimosa d'été
In Spanish
árbol de calabaza
acacia amarilla
In Greek
δέντρο κολοκύθας
ασήμι μιμόζα
In Portuguese
árvore abóbora
Acacia retinodes
In Polish
drzewa dyni
Silver Wattle
In Latin
PEPO ligno
Silver Wattle
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Fabales
Family
Oleaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Fraxinus
Acacia
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
1950
1
27800
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