Kapok

Black Wattle

About Kapok and Black Wattle

Kapok

Black Wattle

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

1.3 Origin

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

Southern Africa, South Africa

1.4 Types

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

Acacia aulacocarpa, Papuan wattle, Red wattle

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Tropical regions

Valley, wooded grassland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-15

9-12

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-7

12-8

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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1,830.00 cm

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910.00 cm

Rank: 44 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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1,830.00 cm

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910.00 cm

Rank: 23 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Orange Red

Light Yellow, Lemon yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Tan, Chocolate

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green, Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmate

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Keep the Soil well drained, Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Water Deeply

4.4.2 In Summer

Moderate

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune when young, Remove dead branches

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

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen

Apply N-P-K

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Soil Compaction

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing

Pollen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation

Good for skin and hair

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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Insignificant

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

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

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree, Wildlife, Windbreak

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Aphrodisiac, Diuretic

Abdominal Disease, Anthelmintic, Back pain, Chest pain, Colic, Cough, Diarrhea, Digestive disorders, Dysentry, Emetic, Febrifuge, Liver problems, Sore Eyes, Stomachic, Tonic, tonic in pregnancy, Tooth ache, Treat Parasitic Intestinal Worms, Treating fever, tuberculosis, Upset stomach, Wounds

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Bark, Seeds, Stem, Tree trunks

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Gum, Used as fuel, Wood is used for making furniture

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical

Feature Plant, Shade Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Ceiba pentandra

PELTOPHORUM africanum

7.2 Common Name

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

Black Wattle, Weeping Wattle

7.2.1 In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

Black Wattle Tree

7.2.2 In German

Kapok baum

Schwarz Akazie Baum

7.2.3 In French

Fromager

Noir Arbre Wattle

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ceiba

Negro del árbol del zarzo

7.2.5 In Greek

Ceiba

Μαύρο Wattle Δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mafumeira

Árvore da acácia negra

7.2.7 In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

Czarne Drzewo akacji

7.2.8 In Latin

Ceiba

Niger Wattle ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Rosopsida

8.4 Order

Malvales

Gentianales

8.5 Family

Bombacaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Ceiba

Peltophorum

8.7 Clade

Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Caesalpinieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Caesalpinioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Kapok and Black Wattle

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

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Season and Care of Kapok and Black Wattle

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

Kapok and Black Wattle Physical Information

Kapok and Black Wattle physical information is very important for comparison. Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm whereas Black Wattle height is 910.00 cm and width 910.00 cm. The color specification of Kapok and Black Wattle are as follows:

Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green
Black Wattle flower color: Light Yellow and Lemon yellow
Black Wattle leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Kapok and Black Wattle

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