California Buckeye

Kapok

About California Buckeye and Kapok

California Buckeye

Kapok

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Tree

1.3 Origin

California

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Australia

1.4 Types

Not Available

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: 82 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Hillside

Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-9

9-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12-7

1.8 Sunset Zone

3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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460.00 cm

Rank: 61 (Overall)▶

1,830.00 cm

Rank: 22 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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3.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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460.00 cm

Rank: 43 (Overall)▶

1,830.00 cm

Rank: 7 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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3.2 Plant Color

3.2.1 Flower Color

White, Pink

Red, Orange Red

3.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

3.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow Brown

Brown

3.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green

3.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

3.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Green

3.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

3.3 Shape

3.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Palmate

3.4 Thorns

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4 Season

4.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

4.2 Growing Conditions

4.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.2.3 Growth Rate

Medium

4.2.5 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.2.7 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

4.2.9 Soil Drainage

Well drained

4.2.11 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Early Spring, Late Winter

4.3.2 Repeat Bloomer

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4.5 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Drought

6 Care

6.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

6.3 How to Plant?

Seedlings

6.4 Plant Maintenance

Medium

6.5 Watering Plants

6.5.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

Average Water Needs

6.5.3 In Summer

Lots of watering

Moderate

6.5.5 In Spring

Moderate

6.5.7 In Winter

Average Water

6.6 Soil

6.6.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

6.6.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

6.6.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

6.7 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

6.9 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Prune when young, Remove dead branches

7.2 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Nitrogen

7.4 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

7.6 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Soil Compaction

8 Facts

8.1 Flowers

Showy

8.1.2 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

8.2 Fruits

8.2.2 Showy Fruit

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8.3.4 Edible Fruit

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8.8 Fragrance

8.8.1 Fragrant Flower

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9.1.2 Fragrant Fruit

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9.2.2 Fragrant Leaf

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9.2.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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9.4 Showy Foliage

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9.5 Showy Bark

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9.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

9.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

9.8 Evergreen

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9.10 Invasive

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9.12 Self-Sowing

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9.15 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

9.17 Allergy

Not Available

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing

10 Benefits

10.1 Uses

10.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

10.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation

10.1.3 Edible Uses

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10.2.1 Environmental Uses

Air purification

No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, soil stabilisation

10.4 Plant Benefits

10.4.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Aphrodisiac, Diuretic

10.4.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Leaves, Seeds

10.4.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used as Ornamental plant

10.5 Used As Indoor Plant

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11.2 Used As Outdoor Plant

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11.3 Garden Design

Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical

12 Scientific Name

12.2 Botanical Name

AESCULUS californica

Ceiba pentandra

12.3 Common Name

California Buckeye

Cotton Tree, Red Kapok, Red-silk-cotton Tree

12.3.2 In Hindi

कैलिफोर्निया Buckeye

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

12.3.4 In German

California Buckeye

Kapok baum

12.4.1 In French

California Buckeye

Fromager

12.4.2 In Spanish

California Buckeye

Ceiba

12.4.3 In Greek

Καλιφόρνια Buckeye

Ceiba

12.4.4 In Portuguese

California Buckeye

Mafumeira

12.5.1 In Polish

Kalifornia Buckeye

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

12.5.2 In Latin

California Buckeye

Ceiba

13 Classification

13.1 Kingdom

Plantae

13.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

13.4 Class

Magnoliopsida

14.2 Order

Sapindales

Malvales

14.4 Family

Sapindaceae

Bombacaceae

14.5 Genus

Aesculus

Ceiba

14.6 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Eudicots, Rosids

14.7 Tribe

Not Available

14.8 Subfamily

Hippocastanoideae

Not Available

14.9 Number of Species

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Properties of California Buckeye and Kapok

Wondering what are the properties of California Buckeye and Kapok? We provide you with everything About California Buckeye and Kapok. California Buckeye doesn't have thorns and Kapok doesn't have thorns. Also California Buckeye does not have fragrant flowers. California Buckeye has allergic reactions like Not Available and Kapok has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of California Buckeye and Kapok and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of California Buckeye and Kapok

Season and care of California Buckeye and Kapok is important to know. While considering everything about California Buckeye and Kapok Care, growing season is an essential factor. California Buckeye season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Kapok season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for California Buckeye is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Kapok is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for California Buckeye is Acidic, Neutral and for Kapok is Acidic, Neutral.

California Buckeye and Kapok Physical Information

California Buckeye and Kapok physical information is very important for comparison. California Buckeye height is 460.00 cm and width 460.00 cm whereas Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm. The color specification of California Buckeye and Kapok are as follows:

California Buckeye flower color: White and Pink
California Buckeye leaf color: Light Green
Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green

Care of California Buckeye and Kapok

Care of California Buckeye and Kapok include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. California Buckeye pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Kapok pruning is done Prune when young and Remove dead branches. In summer California Buckeye needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Kapok needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Average Water.