Kapok

Ayers Pear

About Kapok and Ayers Pear

Kapok

Ayers Pear

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Perennial

Origin

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

Types

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

Pyrus pyrifolia

Number of Varieties

101

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Habitat

Tropical regions

Hedge, hedge rows, Woodland edges

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-154-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-7

9-1

Sunset Zone

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

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,830.00 cm300.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

1,830.00 cm300.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Orange Red

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Light Red, Orange, Yellow

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate

Elliptic

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Average Water Needs, Do not water frequently

In Summer

Moderate

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune when young, Remove dead branches

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Soil Compaction

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

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

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Allergy

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

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

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Aphrodisiac, Diuretic

Astringent, Febrifuge

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Flowers, Stem

Other Uses

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

Planted in shelterbeds, Used for woodware

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Ceiba pentandra

PYRUS 'Ayers'

Common Name

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

Ayers Pear, Pear

In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

Ayers Pear

In German

Kapok baum

Ayers Birne

In French

Fromager

Ayers Poire

In Spanish

Ceiba

Ayers pera

In Greek

Ceiba

Ayers Pear

In Portuguese

Mafumeira

Ayers Pear

In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

Ayers Gruszka

In Latin

Ceiba

Ayro Orbis

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malvales

Rosales

Family

Bombacaceae

Rosaceae

Genus

Ceiba

Pyrus

Clade

Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

1030

1 27800

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Properties of Kapok and Ayers Pear

Wondering what are the properties of Kapok and Ayers Pear? We provide you with everything About Kapok and Ayers Pear. Kapok has thorns and Ayers Pear doesn't have thorns. Also Kapok does not have fragrant flowers. Kapok has allergic reactions like Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress and wheezing and Ayers Pear has allergic reactions like Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress and wheezing. 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 Kapok and Ayers Pear and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Kapok and Ayers Pear

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

Kapok and Ayers Pear Physical Information

Kapok and Ayers Pear physical information is very important for comparison. Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm whereas Ayers Pear height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Kapok and Ayers Pear are as follows:

Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green
Ayers Pear flower color: White
Ayers Pear leaf color: Green

Care of Kapok and Ayers Pear

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