Kapok

Lychee

About Kapok and Lychee

Kapok

Lychee

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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

Southeastern Asia, China

1.4 Types

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

Brewster, Mauritius, Hak ip

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Tropical regions

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions, Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-15

10-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-7

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2, 21, 22, 23, 24

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)▶

910.00 cm

Rank: 44 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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1,830.00 cm

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1,070.00 cm

Rank: 19 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Orange Red

Light Yellow, Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Red, Magenta

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Red, Dark Green, Copper

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmate

Long Linear

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

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, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

High

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Moderate

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Twice a week

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Regular watering required

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 after harvesting, Prune lower leaves, Prune to control growth

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize after blooming period

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

Aphids, fungus, Leaf curl

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Soil Compaction

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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

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

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

Itchiness

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

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6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Aphrodisiac, Diuretic

anti-allergy, Bone strength, Digestive disorders, Heart problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Used As Food, 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, Foundation, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Shade Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Ceiba pentandra

LITCHI chinensis

7.2 Common Name

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

Litchee, Litchi, Lychee

7.2.1 In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

लीची

7.2.2 In German

Kapok baum

Lychee

7.2.3 In French

Fromager

Lychee

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ceiba

Lychee

7.2.5 In Greek

Ceiba

λίτσι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mafumeira

lichia

7.2.7 In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

Lychee

7.2.8 In Latin

Ceiba

Lychee

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Malvales

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Bombacaceae

Sapindaceae

8.6 Genus

Ceiba

Litchi Sonn

8.7 Clade

Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Sapindoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Kapok and Lychee

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

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Season and Care of Kapok and Lychee

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

Kapok and Lychee Physical Information

Kapok and Lychee physical information is very important for comparison. Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm whereas Lychee height is 910.00 cm and width 1,070.00 cm. The color specification of Kapok and Lychee are as follows:

Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green
Lychee flower color: Light Yellow and Yellow green
Lychee leaf color: Red, Dark Green and Copper

Care of Kapok and Lychee

Care of Kapok and Lychee include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kapok pruning is done Prune when young and Remove dead branches and Lychee pruning is done Prune after harvesting, Prune lower leaves and Prune to control growth. In summer Kapok needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Lychee needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Regular watering required.