Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruits, Trees
Tree
Origin
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
Africa, South-Eastern Asia
Types
Feronia limonia, Limonia acidissima
Terminalia arjuna
Number of Varieties
11
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40000
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Habitat
Dry areas
Subtropical forests, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9 - 5
Sunset Zone
-
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
800.00 cm300.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
900.00 cm45.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Pale Yellow, Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Greyish Brown, Light Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green
Brown, Light Yellow, Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Autumn
Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Rich
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Fall
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Pollution, Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Rich
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
A hard prune may be necessary if the plant becomes woody, Cut upper 1/3 section when young to enhancegrowth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost
Pests and Diseases
-
Aphids, Downy mildew, Purple Blotch, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shade areas
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
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bees, Flies, pollinators
Allergy
Gastric
conjunctivitis, sneezing
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
Good Cleanser
Making cosmetics
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification, Shadow Tree, Soil protection
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Snakebite
Cardiovascular problems, Detoxifies lever, Diabetes, Dysentry, Jaundice, Menstrual Disorders
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Inner Bark, Leaf Stalks
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Can be made into a herbal tea, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Used as a fodder tree in agricultural areas
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit Tree
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Botanical Name
Limonia acidissima
Terminalia arjuna
Common Name
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
Arjuna
In Hindi
कबिट
अर्जुन वृक्ष
In German
Indischer Holzapfel
Terminalia arjuna
In French
Kawista
Terminalia arjuna
In Spanish
Kawista
Migdałecznik arjuna
In Greek
γλυκό ασβέστη
arjuna
In Portuguese
Limonia
Migdałecznik arjuna
In Polish
Feronia słoniowa
Migdałecznik arjuna
In Latin
dulcis ad cinerem
arjuna
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
-
Order
Sapindales
Myrtales
Family
Rutaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Limonia
Terminilia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Citreae
-
Subfamily
Aurantioideae
-
Number of Species
1100
1
27800
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