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What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Tree  
Shrub  

Origin
Eastern Asia  
Brazil  

Types
Ever red , Crimson queen  
-  

Number of Varieties
6  
99+
25  
99+

Habitat
Shady Edge  
Tropical regions  

USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8  
9-11  

AHS Heat Zone
8-2  
12-8  

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, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  

Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped  
Oval or Rounded  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
300.00 cm  
99+
240.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
300.00 cm  
99+
300.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Red  
White, Purple, Lavender  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
-  

Fruit Color
Red, Green  
Brown  

Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Lime Green  
Green, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Lime Green  
Dark Green  

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

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
Dark Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Maple shaped  
Lance shaped  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  
-  

Growing Conditions
  
  

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

Growth Rate
Slow  
Medium  

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Drainage
Average  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer  
-  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Full Sun, Heat And Humidity  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Container, Ground, Pot  

How to Plant?
Transplanting  
Tip cutting  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
High  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering  
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Average Water Needs  

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
Average  
Well drained  

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

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
Apply 10-10-10 amount, Apply N-P-K, Water soluble fertilizers  

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch  
Aphids, Mealybugs, Red spider mite, Yellow Leaves  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Full Sun, Heat And Humidity  

Facts

Flowers
Insignificant  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
Yes  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
No  

Showy Bark
Yes  
No  

Foliage Texture
Fine  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Glossy  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
No  
No  

Attracts
Beetles  
Butterflies  

Allergy
-  
Toxic  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes  
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
-  
No  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
-  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
anti-inflammatory, Antipyretic, Antirheumatic, cathartic, Diuretic, Emetic  

Part of Plant Used
-  
Flowers  

Other Uses
-  
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping, useful as a ground cover  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
Yes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier  
Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'  
Brunfelsia pauciflora  

Common Name
Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple  
Raintree, yesterday today and tomorrow, Brazil raintree  

In Hindi
Weeping Maple  
Raintree  

In German
Weeping Maple  
raintree  

In French
Maple pleureur  
raintree  

In Spanish
weeping maple  
raintree  

In Greek
weeping maple  
Raintree  

In Portuguese
chorando de bordo  
Raintree  

In Polish
płacz klonu  
Raintree  

In Latin
weeping maple  
Raintree  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Angiosperms  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Eudicotyledones  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Sapindales  
Solanales  

Family
Aceraceae  
Solanaceae  

Genus
Acer  
Brunfelsia  

Clade
-  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  

Tribe
-  
-  

Subfamily
-  
Petunioideae  

Number of Species
130  
99+
50  
99+

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Difference Between Weeping Maple and Raintree

If you are confused whether Weeping Maple or Raintree 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 Raintree Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Weeping Maple are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Raintree fertilizers required are Apply 10-10-10 amount, Apply N-P-K and Water soluble fertilizers. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Weeping Maple and Raintree if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Weeping Maple and Raintree

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Weeping Maple and Raintree. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Weeping Maple and Raintree 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 Raintree is anti-inflammatory, Antipyretic, Antirheumatic, cathartic, Diuretic and Emetic. Weeping Maple has beauty benefits as follows: while Raintree has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Weeping Maple vs Raintree

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

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