Kapok

Honeylocust

About Kapok and Honeylocust

Kapok

Honeylocust

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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

Northeastern United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada

1.4 Types

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

Honeylocust, Blacklocust

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Tropical regions

Moist Soils

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-15

3-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-7

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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1,830.00 cm

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Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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1,830.00 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Orange Red

Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Red, Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Light Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Light Yellow

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

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

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

Loam

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

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

occasional watering once established

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

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune when young, Remove dead branches

Prune in late summer or fall, Prune in late winter, Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen

20-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

Annosus Root Rot, Canker, Flatheaded borers, Foliage-feeding caterpillars, Oldman longhorn, Powdery mildew, Soft scales

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Soil Compaction

Drought, Flooding, Heat Tolerance, Salt

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

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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Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Cattle and horses, Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing

Mild Allergen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Cottage Garden

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation

Glowing Skin, Good for skin, Improve hair condition, Improve skin condition, Skin inflammation

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

Fixes Nitrogen, Food for animals, Shadow Tree, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes, Soil protection

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Aphrodisiac, Diuretic

anti-cancer, Antimutagenic, Rheumatoid arthritis

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Pulp, Seeds, Wood

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Animal Feed, As Fertilizers, Cattle Fodder, Traditional medicine

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, Street Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Ceiba pentandra

GLEDITSIA triacanthos

7.2 Common Name

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

Honeylocust

7.2.1 In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

हनी टिड्डी

7.2.2 In German

Kapok baum

Honig Locust

7.2.3 In French

Fromager

févier

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ceiba

langosta de miel

7.2.5 In Greek

Ceiba

μέλι ακρίδων

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mafumeira

picar Lokyst

7.2.7 In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

kłuć Lokyst

7.2.8 In Latin

Ceiba

MOVEO Lokyst

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Malvales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Bombacaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Ceiba

Gleditsia

8.7 Clade

Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Caesalpinioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Kapok and Honeylocust

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

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Season and Care of Kapok and Honeylocust

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

Kapok and Honeylocust Physical Information

Kapok and Honeylocust physical information is very important for comparison. Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm whereas Honeylocust height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Kapok and Honeylocust are as follows:

Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green
Honeylocust flower color: Yellow green
Honeylocust leaf color: Light Green

Care of Kapok and Honeylocust

Care of Kapok and Honeylocust include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kapok pruning is done Prune when young and Remove dead branches and Honeylocust pruning is done Prune in late summer or fall, Prune in late winter, Prune in the late winter or spring, 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 Honeylocust needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.