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Tree Echium
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What is

Life Span

Biennial
Perennial

Type

Tree
Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs

Origin

Canary Islands
Australia, South America

Types

Echium pininana
Adams Elderberry, Black Beauty Elderberry, Black Lace Elderberry, Johns Elderberry, Nova Elderberry

Number of Varieties

100
0 40000
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Habitat

tropical environments
Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-104-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1
8-1

Sunset Zone

21,22
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17

Habit

Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

240.00 cm9.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.00 cm8.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Blue, Blue Violet
White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
-

Fruit Color

-
Purple, Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green
Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed
Compound

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

-
Early Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Part sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Acidic

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Average

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer
Early Spring, Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Pollution

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium
Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Part sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune ocassionally, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Canker, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Stem spot, Tomato Ringspot Virus

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

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

Fine
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Birds

Allergy

-
Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
constipation, Fever, Heart problems, High cholestrol, HIV/AIDS, Nerve pain, swine flu

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves
Flowers, Fruits

Other Uses

Showy Purposes
-

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower
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Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ECHIUM pininana
Sambucus nigra

Common Name

Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium
Elderberry

In Hindi

Tree Echium
Elderberry

In German

Baum Aciam
Holunderbeere

In French

Arbre ACIAM
Sureau

In Spanish

árbol Aciam
Saúco

In Greek

δέντρο Aciam
Elderberry

In Portuguese

árvore Aciam
Sabugueiro

In Polish

drzewo Aciam
Bez czarny

In Latin

lignum Aciam
Elderberry

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales
Dipsacales

Family

Boraginaceae
Adoxaceae

Genus

Echium
Sambucus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

6030
1 27800
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Difference Between Tree Echium and Elderberry

If you are confused whether Tree Echium or Elderberry 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 Tree Echium and Elderberry Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Tree Echium are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Elderberry fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Tree Echium and Elderberry if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Tree Echium and Elderberry

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Tree Echium and Elderberry. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Tree Echium and Elderberry 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 Tree Echium is whereas of Elderberry is constipation, Fever, Heart problems, High cholestrol, HIV/AIDS, Nerve pain and swine flu. Tree Echium has beauty benefits as follows: while Elderberry has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Tree Echium vs Elderberry

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 Tree Echium vs Elderberry 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 Tree Echium are whereas of Elderberry have Diarrhea, Nausea and Vomiting respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Tree Echium has no showy fruits and Elderberry has no showy fruits. Also Tree Echium is not flowering and Elderberry is flowering. You can compare Tree Echium and Elderberry facts and facts of other plants too.