Elderberry

Kapok

About Elderberry and Kapok

Elderberry

Kapok

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs

Tree

Origin

Australia, South America

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

Types

Adams Elderberry, Black Beauty Elderberry, Black Lace Elderberry, Johns Elderberry, Nova Elderberry

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

Number of Varieties

010

0 40000

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Habitat

Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal

Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-89-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12-7

Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17

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

Habit

Upright/Erect

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

9.00 cm1,830.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

8.00 cm1,830.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Red, Orange Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple, Red

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Compound

Palmate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Early Spring

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Early Spring, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Pollution

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

Moderate

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune ocassionally, Remove deadheads

Prune when young, Remove dead branches

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

Canker, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Stem spot, Tomato Ringspot Virus

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Soil Compaction

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

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

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

constipation, Fever, Heart problems, High cholestrol, HIV/AIDS, Nerve pain, swine flu

Aphrodisiac, Diuretic

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits

Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

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

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Sambucus nigra

Ceiba pentandra

Common Name

Elderberry

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

In Hindi

Elderberry

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

In German

Holunderbeere

Kapok baum

In French

Sureau

Fromager

In Spanish

Saúco

Ceiba

In Greek

Elderberry

Ceiba

In Portuguese

Sabugueiro

Mafumeira

In Polish

Bez czarny

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

In Latin

Elderberry

Ceiba

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Dipsacales

Malvales

Family

Adoxaceae

Bombacaceae

Genus

Sambucus

Ceiba

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

3010

1 27800

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Properties of Elderberry and Kapok

Wondering what are the properties of Elderberry and Kapok? We provide you with everything About Elderberry and Kapok. Elderberry doesn't have thorns and Kapok doesn't have thorns. Also Elderberry does not have fragrant flowers. Elderberry has allergic reactions like Diarrhea, Nausea and Vomiting and Kapok has allergic reactions like Diarrhea, Nausea and Vomiting. 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 Elderberry and Kapok and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Elderberry and Kapok

Season and care of Elderberry and Kapok is important to know. While considering everything about Elderberry and Kapok Care, growing season is an essential factor. Elderberry season is Early Spring and Kapok season is Early Spring. The type of soil for Elderberry is Loamy, Sandy, Well drained and for Kapok is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Elderberry is Slightly Acidic and for Kapok is Acidic, Neutral.

Elderberry and Kapok Physical Information

Elderberry and Kapok physical information is very important for comparison. Elderberry height is 9.00 cm and width 8.00 cm whereas Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm. The color specification of Elderberry and Kapok are as follows:

Elderberry flower color: White
Elderberry leaf color: Green
Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green

Care of Elderberry and Kapok

Care of Elderberry and Kapok include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Elderberry pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune ocassionally and Remove deadheads and Kapok pruning is done Prune when young and Remove dead branches. In summer Elderberry needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Kapok needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Average Water.