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About Kapok and Palo Santo

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1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Tree
Tree
1.3 Origin
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Australia
Caribbean, South America
1.4 Types
Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum
Not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
About Rice Plant
10
Rank: 82 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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1.5 Habitat
Tropical regions
Dry Forest, tropical environments
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
9-15
10-15
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-7
12-10
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
1,830.00 cm
Rank: 22 (Overall)
370.00 cm
Rank: 66 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
1,830.00 cm
Rank: 7 (Overall)
460.00 cm
Rank: 43 (Overall)
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Red, Orange Red
Sky Blue, Indigo
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Brown
Yellow, Red, Orange
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Olive
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Olive
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Palmate
Toothed
2.4 Thorns
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9% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Medium
Very Slow
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Winter
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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18% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Medium
4.4.2 In Summer
Moderate
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune when young, Remove dead branches
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Not Available
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot
Not Available
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Soil Compaction
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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25% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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40% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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11% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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14% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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10% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
5.4 Showy Foliage
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60% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
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41% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
5.6 Foliage Texture
Coarse
Fine
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Glossy
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
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation
Good for skin, Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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74% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, soil stabilisation
Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Aphrodisiac, Diuretic
anti-cancer, Cold, Combats Stress, Detoxification, Immunity
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Bark
6.2.3 Other Uses
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used as Ornamental plant
For making oil, For making oil for cosmetics, Medicinal oil, Oil is used for aromatherapy
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
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Ceiba pentandra
Bursera graveolens
7.2 Common Name
Cotton Tree, Red Kapok, Red-silk-cotton Tree
Common Lignum Vitae, Palo Santo
7.2.1 In Hindi
सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली
पालो सेंटो
7.2.2 In German
Kapok baum
Palo Santo
7.2.3 In French
Fromager
palo santo
7.2.4 In Spanish
Ceiba
palo santo
7.2.5 In Greek
Ceiba
palo santo
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Mafumeira
palo santo
7.2.7 In Polish
Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy
palo santo
7.2.8 In Latin
Ceiba
S. Palo
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Malvales
Sapindales
8.5 Family
Bombacaceae
Zygophyllaceae
8.6 Genus
Ceiba
Bursera
8.7 Clade
Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species
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10
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100
Rank: 91 (Overall)
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Properties of Kapok and Palo Santo

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

Season and Care of Kapok and Palo Santo

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

Kapok and Palo Santo Physical Information

Kapok and Palo Santo physical information is very important for comparison. Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm whereas Palo Santo height is 370.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Kapok and Palo Santo are as follows:

  • Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red

  • Kapok leaf color: Green

  • Palo Santo flower color: Sky Blue and Indigo

  • Palo Santo leaf color: Green

Care of Kapok and Palo Santo

Care of Kapok and Palo Santo include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kapok pruning is done Prune when young and Remove dead branches and Palo Santo pruning is done 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 Palo Santo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.