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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen
Shrub

Origin

Asia, Nepal, China, Japan, Korea
Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea

Types

Apricot Gold, Butter Yellow, Orange Supreme, Dan
Acer palmatum

Number of Varieties

30700
0 40000
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Habitat

Dappled Shade, Woodland Garden Canopy
gardens, Woodland Garden Secondary, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-114-7
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 8
8-2

Sunset Zone

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

Habit

Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm150.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

180.00 cm90.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Orange
Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
-

Fruit Color

Blue, Black
Red, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green
Red, Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green
Red, Green, Bronze

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green
Red, Crimson, Orange Red

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval, Finely Dentate
Palmate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium
Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Average

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Fall, Fall
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Semi-hardwood cuttings
Budding, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs, Needs less watering

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove no more than one-third of each branch
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-purpose dry fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K, since leafy plants, use higher nitrogen content fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

-
Aphids, Beetles, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale, Sooty Mold

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Insignificant

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

Medium
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Nematodes
-

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes
Bonsai, Borders

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin and hair
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antitussive
-

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Flowers, Fruits, Stem
Sap

Other Uses

Used as essential oil, Used as insect repellent, Used in herbal medicines, Used in tea, wine and sweet dishes
Used as preservative

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

OSMANTHUS fragrans
ACER palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom'

Common Name

Sweet olive, Sweet osmanthus, Tea olive
Downy Japanese Maple, Fullmoon Maple, Japanese Maple

In Hindi

Sweet Olive
Japanese Maple

In German

Sweet Olive
japanischer Ahorn

In French

Olive douce
érable du Japon

In Spanish

Oliva dulce
arce japonés

In Greek

γλυκό Ελιά
Japanese Maple

In Portuguese

Olive doce
bordo japonês

In Polish

słodki Olive
Klon japoński

In Latin

Dulce Olive
Acer palmatum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Scrophulariales
Sapindales

Family

Oleaceae
Aceraceae

Genus

Osmanthus
Acer

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Oleeae
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Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

15128
1 27800
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Difference Between Sweet Olive and Japanese Maple

If you are confused whether Sweet Olive or Japanese Maple 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 Sweet Olive and Japanese Maple Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Sweet Olive are All-purpose dry fertilizer, whereas for Japanese Maple fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K and since leafy plants, use higher nitrogen content fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Sweet Olive and Japanese Maple if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Sweet Olive and Japanese Maple

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Sweet Olive and Japanese Maple. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Sweet Olive and Japanese Maple 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 Sweet Olive is Antitussive whereas of Japanese Maple is . Sweet Olive has beauty benefits as follows: Good for skin and hair while Japanese Maple has beauty benefits as follows: Good for skin and hair.

Compare Facts of Sweet Olive vs Japanese Maple

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