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About Japanese Barberry and Kapok

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Shrub
Tree
1.3 Origin
Eastern Asia, Japan
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Australia
1.4 Types
Not Available
Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
About Rice Plant
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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Rank: 82 (Overall)
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1.5 Habitat
Old fields, stream banks
Tropical regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
4-8
9-15
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
8-5
12-7
1.8 Sunset Zone
A3, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
90.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1,830.00 cm
Rank: 22 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
120.00 cm
Rank: 79 (Overall)
1,830.00 cm
Rank: 7 (Overall)
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Yellow green
Red, Orange Red
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Red orange
Brown
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Orange, Burgundy, Crimson
Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Obovate
Palmate
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
Early Spring, Late Winter
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Pollution, Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering during dry weather
Average Water Needs
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune when young, Remove dead branches
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Nitrogen
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch, Sunken patches
Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Soil Compaction
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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25% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
55% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
40% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
7% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
11% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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10% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
5.4 Showy Foliage
52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
60% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
41% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
5.6 Foliage Texture
Medium
Coarse
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
Sometimes
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5.10 Self-Sowing
50% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
58% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
5.11 Attracts
Birds
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Borders
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, soil stabilisation
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Anthelmintic, Antibacterial, Antiseptic, Cancer
Aphrodisiac, Diuretic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
Leaves, Seeds
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used to make yellow dye
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Edging, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
BERBERIS thunbergii
Ceiba pentandra
7.2 Common Name
Japanese Barberry
Cotton Tree, Red Kapok, Red-silk-cotton Tree
7.2.1 In Hindi
Japanese Barberry
सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली
7.2.2 In German
Thunberg-Berberitze
Kapok baum
7.2.3 In French
Berberis thunbergii
Fromager
7.2.4 In Spanish
Berberis thunbergii
Ceiba
7.2.5 In Greek
Japanese Barberry
Ceiba
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Japanese Barberry
Mafumeira
7.2.7 In Polish
Berberys Thunberga
Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy
7.2.8 In Latin
Japanese Barberry
Ceiba
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Ranunculales
Malvales
8.5 Family
Berberidaceae
Bombacaceae
8.6 Genus
Berberis
Ceiba
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species
About Orchid
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
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Rank: 100 (Overall)
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Properties of Japanese Barberry and Kapok

Wondering what are the properties of Japanese Barberry and Kapok? We provide you with everything About Japanese Barberry and Kapok. Japanese Barberry has thorns and Kapok doesn't have thorns. Also Japanese Barberry does not have fragrant flowers. Japanese Barberry 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 Japanese Barberry and Kapok and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Japanese Barberry and Kapok

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

Japanese Barberry and Kapok Physical Information

Japanese Barberry and Kapok physical information is very important for comparison. Japanese Barberry height is 90.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm. The color specification of Japanese Barberry and Kapok are as follows:

  • Japanese Barberry flower color: Yellow and Yellow green

  • Japanese Barberry leaf color: Light Green

  • Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red

  • Kapok leaf color: Green

Care of Japanese Barberry and Kapok

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