Kapok

Paperbark Maple

About Kapok and Paperbark Maple

Kapok

Paperbark Maple

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Origin

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Australia

China

Types

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

Acer griseum

Number of Varieties

1010

0 40000

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Habitat

Tropical regions

Mixed deciduous forest

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-154-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-7

8-1

Sunset Zone

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

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,830.00 cm610.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

1,830.00 cm610.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Orange Red

Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Red, Green, Bronze, Orange Red

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate

Compound

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Medium

In Summer

Moderate

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Prune when young, Remove dead branches

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Soil Compaction

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, soil stabilisation

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Aphrodisiac, Diuretic

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Wood

Other Uses

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

Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Ceiba pentandra

ACER griseum

Common Name

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

Paperbark Maple

In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

paperbark maple

In German

Kapok baum

paperbark Ahorn

In French

Fromager

érable paperbark

In Spanish

Ceiba

arce paperbark

In Greek

Ceiba

Paperbark σφενδάμου

In Portuguese

Mafumeira

de bordo paperbark

In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

klon paperbark

In Latin

Ceiba

paperbark acernis

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malvales

Sapindales

Family

Bombacaceae

Aceraceae

Genus

Ceiba

Acer

Clade

Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

1030

1 27800

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Properties of Kapok and Paperbark Maple

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

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Season and Care of Kapok and Paperbark Maple

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

Kapok and Paperbark Maple Physical Information

Kapok and Paperbark Maple physical information is very important for comparison. Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm whereas Paperbark Maple height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Kapok and Paperbark Maple are as follows:

Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green
Paperbark Maple flower color: Yellow
Paperbark Maple leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Kapok and Paperbark Maple

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