Kapok

Snakewood Tree

About Kapok and Snakewood Tree

Kapok

Snakewood 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

Caribbean, South America

1.4 Types

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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1.5 Habitat

Tropical regions

Primary Rainforest, Riverbanks, subtropical regions, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-15

10-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-7

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2, 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

Rank: 22 (Overall)▶

850.00 cm

Rank: 46 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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1,830.00 cm

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40.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Orange Red

Light Yellow, Light Green, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Ivory

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

Circular and deeply palmately-lobed

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

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Indeterminate

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

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

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4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Soil Compaction

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

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

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Birds, Fruit Bats

5.12 Allergy

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing

Antibacterial, Anti-inflammatory

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

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

Antidiabetic, Asthma

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Bark, Fruits, Latex, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Used in making tea, Used in pies, cakes

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, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Ceiba pentandra

CECROPIA palmata

7.2 Common Name

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

Snakewood Tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

Snakewood Tree

7.2.2 In German

Kapok baum

Schlangenholz -Baum

7.2.3 In French

Fromager

Amourette Arbre

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ceiba

Árbol de madera de serpiente

7.2.5 In Greek

Ceiba

Snakewood Tree

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mafumeira

Snakewood Tree

7.2.7 In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

Snakewood Tree

7.2.8 In Latin

Ceiba

Snakewood Tree

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Eudicotyledoneae

8.4 Order

Malvales

Rosales

8.5 Family

Bombacaceae

Urticaceae

8.6 Genus

Ceiba

Cecropia

8.7 Clade

Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Kapok and Snakewood Tree

Wondering what are the properties of Kapok and Snakewood Tree? We provide you with everything About Kapok and Snakewood Tree. Kapok has thorns and Snakewood 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 Snakewood 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 Snakewood Tree and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Kapok and Snakewood Tree

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

Kapok and Snakewood Tree Physical Information

Kapok and Snakewood Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm whereas Snakewood Tree height is 850.00 cm and width 40.00 cm. The color specification of Kapok and Snakewood Tree are as follows:

Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green
Snakewood Tree flower color: Light Yellow, Light Green and Ivory
Snakewood Tree leaf color: Green

Care of Kapok and Snakewood Tree

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