Kapok

Flowering Crabapple

About Kapok and Flowering Crabapple

Kapok

Flowering Crabapple

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

1.3 Origin

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

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Tropical regions

gardens, Tropical areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-15

4-7

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-7

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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1,830.00 cm

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670.00 cm

Rank: 51 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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1,830.00 cm

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6,350.00 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Orange Red

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2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

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2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

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2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

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2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

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2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmate

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, 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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

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4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Requires plenty of water during the growing season, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune when young, Remove dead branches

Midseason Pruning, Pinching, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen

Occasional light liquid fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

Aphids, Mealybugs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Soil Compaction

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5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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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

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5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

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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

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5.12 Allergy

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Ornamental use, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

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

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Aphrodisiac, Diuretic

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Showy Purposes, 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

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical

Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Shade Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Ceiba pentandra

MALUS 'Baskatong'

7.2 Common Name

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

Baskatong Crabapple, Crabapple, Flowering Crabapple

7.2.1 In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

crabapple

7.2.2 In German

Kapok baum

Flowering Crabapple

7.2.3 In French

Fromager

Floraison Crabapple

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ceiba

floración Crabapple

7.2.5 In Greek

Ceiba

Άνθιση Crabapple

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mafumeira

Crabapple

7.2.7 In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

Kwitnienie Crabappleb

7.2.8 In Latin

Ceiba

crabapple

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Malvales

Rosales

8.5 Family

Bombacaceae

Rosaceae

8.6 Genus

Ceiba

Malus

8.7 Clade

Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Maleae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Amygdaloideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Kapok and Flowering Crabapple

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

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Season and Care of Kapok and Flowering Crabapple

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

Kapok and Flowering Crabapple Physical Information

Kapok and Flowering Crabapple physical information is very important for comparison. Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm whereas Flowering Crabapple height is 670.00 cm and width 6,350.00 cm. The color specification of Kapok and Flowering Crabapple are as follows:

Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green
Flowering Crabapple flower color: Not Available
Flowering Crabapple leaf color: Not Available

Care of Kapok and Flowering Crabapple

Care of Kapok and Flowering Crabapple include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kapok pruning is done Prune when young and Remove dead branches and Flowering Crabapple pruning is done Midseason Pruning, Pinching, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads and Shape and thin as needed. In summer Kapok needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Flowering Crabapple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.