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What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Annual and Perennial  

Type
Tree  
Tree  

Origin
Eastern Asia  
Australia  

Types
Ever red , Crimson queen  
Eucalyptus crebra, Eucalyptus sideroxylon  

Number of Varieties
6  
99+
4  

Habitat
Shady Edge  
gardens, Mountain tops, Open Forest, Roadsides, Tropical regions, Woodlands  

USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8  
9-11  

AHS Heat Zone
8-2  
12-3  

Sunset Zone
A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  
H1, H2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  

Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped  
Upright/Erect  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
300.00 cm  
99+
910.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
300.00 cm  
99+
760.00 cm  
29

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Red  
White, Pink, Rose  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Red, Green  
Green, Light Pink  

Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Lime Green  
Gray Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Lime Green  
Gray Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Orange, Gold, Orange Red  
Gray Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
Gray Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Maple shaped  
Oblong  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Slow  
Fast  

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Average  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer  
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Winter, Late Winter  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
Yes  

Tolerances
Drought  
Pollution, Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Transplanting  
Seedlings, Stem Planting  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering  
Requires watering in the growing season, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply  

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, Alkaline  

Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Average  
Well drained  

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

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  
Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch  
Pests and diseases free  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought, Pollution and Soil Compaction, Salt  

Facts

Flowers
Insignificant  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
Yes  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
Yes  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
No  

Showy Bark
Yes  
Yes  

Foliage Texture
Fine  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
No  
No  

Attracts
Beetles  
Hummingbirds  

Allergy
-  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes  
-  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
-  
No  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
Cold  

Part of Plant Used
-  
Bark, Leaves  

Other Uses
-  
Medicinal oil, Used as firewood, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used for ship building  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier  
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'  
EUCALYPTUS sideroxylon  

Common Name
Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple  
Ironbark  

In Hindi
Weeping Maple  
Ironbark  

In German
Weeping Maple  
Ironbark  

In French
Maple pleureur  
Ironbark  

In Spanish
weeping maple  
Ironbark  

In Greek
weeping maple  
Ironbark  

In Portuguese
chorando de bordo  
Ironbark  

In Polish
płacz klonu  
Ironbark  

In Latin
weeping maple  
Ironbark  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Angiosperms  
-  

Class
Eudicotyledones  
-  

Order
Sapindales  
Myrtales  

Family
Aceraceae  
Myrtaceae  

Genus
Acer  
Eucalyptus  

Clade
-  
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  

Tribe
-  
Eucalypteae  

Subfamily
-  
Myrtoideae  

Number of Species
130  
99+
700  
36

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Difference Between Weeping Maple and Ironbark

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

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Importance of Weeping Maple and Ironbark

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Weeping Maple and Ironbark. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Weeping Maple and Ironbark 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 Weeping Maple is whereas of Ironbark is Cold. Weeping Maple has beauty benefits as follows: while Ironbark has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Weeping Maple vs Ironbark

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

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