Kapok

Katsura Tree

About Kapok and Katsura Tree

Kapok

Katsura Tree

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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

Eastern Asia, China, Japan

1.4 Types

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

Heronswood Globe , Kreukenberg Dwarf

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Tropical regions

shaded moist road banks, Wet Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-15

4-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-7

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 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

Rank: 22 (Overall)▶

1,220.00 cm

Rank: 33 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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1,830.00 cm

Rank: 7 (Overall)▶

1,220.00 cm

Rank: 14 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Orange Red

Red, Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Green, Copper, Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Purple, Light Green, Bronze

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Yellow, Gold, Orange Red

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmate

Heart-shaped

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

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

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

Early Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Keep ground moist, 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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

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 dead branches

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

Bacterial leaf spot, Leafminers, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Soil Compaction

Salt and Soil Compaction, Shade areas, waterlogging

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

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, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing

sneezing, Sore eyes

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification, Cottage Garden

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation

Making cosmetics, Skin Problems

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

Shadow Tree, soil stabilisation

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Aphrodisiac, Diuretic

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in pulpwood and lumber production

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

CERCIDIPHYLLUM japonicum

7.2 Common Name

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

Katsura Tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

Cercidiphyllum

7.2.2 In German

Kapok baum

Kuchenbäume

7.2.3 In French

Fromager

Cercidiphyllum

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ceiba

Cercidiphyllum

7.2.5 In Greek

Ceiba

Cercidiphyllum

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mafumeira

Cercidiphyllum

7.2.7 In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

Grujecznik

7.2.8 In Latin

Ceiba

Cercidiphyllum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Malvales

Hamamelidales

8.5 Family

Bombacaceae

Cercidiphyllaceae

8.6 Genus

Ceiba

Cercidiphyllum

8.7 Clade

Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Kapok and Katsura Tree

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

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Season and Care of Kapok and Katsura Tree

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

Kapok and Katsura Tree Physical Information

Kapok and Katsura Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm whereas Katsura Tree height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm. The color specification of Kapok and Katsura Tree are as follows:

Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green
Katsura Tree flower color: Red and Green
Katsura Tree leaf color: Purple, Light Green and Bronze

Care of Kapok and Katsura Tree

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