Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruits, Trees
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
Northwestern United States, Canada
Types
Feronia limonia, Limonia acidissima
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Number of Varieties
16
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40000
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Habitat
Dry areas
Lowland, Moist Soils, Swamps
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-7
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
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8-1
Sunset Zone
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A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
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Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
800.00 cm1,520.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
900.00 cm760.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Light Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Greyish Brown, Light Green
Brown, Sienna
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green
Dark Green, Bronze
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Scale-like imbricate
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Autumn
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Rich
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Fall
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Pollution, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
Cuttings, Hardwood Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of moisture in the growing season, when new, water every week
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
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
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Armillaria root rot, Bark beetles
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
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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
-
-
Allergy
Gastric
Asthma, contact allergic dermatitis, Urticaria
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beauty Benefits
Good Cleanser
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Edible Uses
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✔
✘
Environmental Uses
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Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Snakebite
Bronchitis, Cold, Cough, Fever, Sore throat
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Branch, Inner Bark, Leaves, Wood
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Dugout canoes, Making deodorants, Medicinal oil, Paper pulp, Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods, Used as an insecticide, Used to make baskets
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit Tree
Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break
Botanical Name
Limonia acidissima
THUJA plicata
Common Name
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
Giant Arborvitae, Green Giant Arborvitae, Western Arborvitae, Western Red Cedar
In Hindi
कबिट
Pacific redcedar
In German
Indischer Holzapfel
Riesen-Lebensbaum
In French
Kawista
Thuja plicata
In Spanish
Kawista
Thuja plicata
In Greek
γλυκό ασβέστη
Thuja plicata
In Portuguese
Limonia
Thuja plicata
In Polish
Feronia słoniowa
Żywotnik olbrzymi
In Latin
dulcis ad cinerem
Thuja plicata
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Pinophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Sapindales
Pinales
Family
Rutaceae
Cupressaceae
Genus
Limonia
Thuja
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
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Tribe
Citreae
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Subfamily
Aurantioideae
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Number of Species
115
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27800
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