Kapok

Incense Cedar

About Kapok and Incense Cedar

Kapok

Incense Cedar

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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

Western United States, California, Mexico

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

low mountains, Mountain tops, Subtropical climates, Temperate Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-15

5-8

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, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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1,830.00 cm

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2,130.00 cm

Rank: 21 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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1,830.00 cm

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180.00 cm

Rank: 70 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Orange Red

Non Flowering Plant

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

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

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

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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

Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Needs less watering, Water occasionally

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

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

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen

No fertilizers needed

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

Insects

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Soil Compaction

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

None

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

Medium

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

Birds

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

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

Stomach pain

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Bark, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Making Perfumes, Used in pencil industry

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

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Ceiba pentandra

CALOCEDRUS decurrens

7.2 Common Name

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

Incense Cedar

7.2.1 In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

Incense Cedar

7.2.2 In German

Kapok baum

Zeder

7.2.3 In French

Fromager

Encens Cedar

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ceiba

cedro de incienso

7.2.5 In Greek

Ceiba

θυμίαμα Κέδρος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mafumeira

cedro de incenso

7.2.7 In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

kadzidło Cedar

7.2.8 In Latin

Ceiba

incensum Cedar

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Pinopsida

8.4 Order

Malvales

Pinales

8.5 Family

Bombacaceae

Cupressaceae

8.6 Genus

Ceiba

Calocedrus

8.7 Clade

Eudicots, Rosids

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8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Kapok and Incense Cedar

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

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Season and Care of Kapok and Incense Cedar

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

Kapok and Incense Cedar Physical Information

Kapok and Incense Cedar physical information is very important for comparison. Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm whereas Incense Cedar height is 2,130.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Kapok and Incense Cedar are as follows:

Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green
Incense Cedar flower color: Non Flowering Plant
Incense Cedar leaf color: Green

Care of Kapok and Incense Cedar

Care of Kapok and Incense Cedar include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kapok pruning is done Prune when young and Remove dead branches and Incense Cedar pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, 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 Incense Cedar needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.