Kapok

Bosc Pear

About Kapok and Bosc Pear

Kapok

Bosc Pear

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Fruit

Origin

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

Western Europe

Types

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

Pyrus amygdaliformis, Pyrus armeniacifolia, Pyrus bourgaeana

Number of Varieties

1025

0 40000

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Habitat

Tropical regions

Dappled Shade, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Secondary

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-155-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-7

9-5

Sunset Zone

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

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,830.00 cm101.60 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

1,830.00 cm38.10 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Orange Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

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

Oblong

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

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

Medium

In Summer

Moderate

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune when young, Remove dead branches

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

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

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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

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Birds

Allergy

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing

Itchiness, Mouth itching, Pollen, Sore Throat

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation

Good for skin and hair

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

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

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

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Aphrodisiac, Diuretic

Analgesic, Diuretic, Heart problems, High cholestrol, Stomach pain, Weight loss

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Fruits, Wood

Other Uses

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

Used as a dye, 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

Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Ceiba pentandra

PYRUS 'Bosc'

Common Name

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

Bosc Pear, Pear

In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

Bosc Pear Tree

In German

Kapok baum

Bosc Pear Tree

In French

Fromager

Bosc Pear Tree

In Spanish

Ceiba

Bosc Pear Tree

In Greek

Ceiba

Bosc Pear Tree

In Portuguese

Mafumeira

Bosc Pear Tree

In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

Bosc Pear Tree

In Latin

Ceiba

Orbis Bosc ligno

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malvales

Rosales

Family

Bombacaceae

Rosaceae

Genus

Ceiba

Pyrus

Clade

Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Maleae

Subfamily

Amygdaloideae

Number of Species

1024

1 27800

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Properties of Kapok and Bosc Pear

Wondering what are the properties of Kapok and Bosc Pear? We provide you with everything About Kapok and Bosc Pear. Kapok has thorns and Bosc 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 Bosc 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 Bosc Pear and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Kapok and Bosc Pear

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

Kapok and Bosc Pear Physical Information

Kapok and Bosc Pear physical information is very important for comparison. Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm whereas Bosc Pear height is 101.60 cm and width 38.10 cm. The color specification of Kapok and Bosc Pear are as follows:

Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green
Bosc Pear flower color:
Bosc Pear leaf color:

Care of Kapok and Bosc Pear

Care of Kapok and Bosc Pear include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kapok pruning is done Prune when young and Remove dead branches and Bosc Pear pruning is done Remove crossing or rubbing 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 Bosc Pear needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.