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About Kapok and Sourwood

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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
Southeastern United States
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
Dappled Shade, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Canopy
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
9-15
5-9
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-7
9-3
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Pyramidal
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
1,830.00 cm
Rank: 22 (Overall)
460.00 cm
Rank: 61 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
1,830.00 cm
Rank: 7 (Overall)
370.00 cm
Rank: 51 (Overall)
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Red, Orange Red
White
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Brown
Brown
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Red, Orange Red
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Palmate
Oblong to ablanceolate
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, 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
Clay, Loam
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Winter
Early Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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18% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Not Available
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
Average Water Needs
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
Acidic
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
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
Nitrate based fertilizers
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot
Beetles
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
Medium
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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58% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
5.11 Attracts
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
Birds
5.12 Allergy
Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing
no allergic reactions
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Beautification
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation
Hair Conditioner, Skin Problems
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
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Aphrodisiac, Diuretic
Cardiac, Diuretic, Refrigerant, Tonic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Bark, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used as Ornamental plant
It is a remedy for treating fevers, Used in making tea, Used in treatment of mouth ulcers
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, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Ceiba pentandra
OXYDENDRUM arboreum
7.2 Common Name
Cotton Tree, Red Kapok, Red-silk-cotton Tree
Sourwood
7.2.1 In Hindi
सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली
Sourwood
7.2.2 In German
Kapok baum
Sourwood
7.2.3 In French
Fromager
Sourwood
7.2.4 In Spanish
Ceiba
Sourwood
7.2.5 In Greek
Ceiba
Sourwood
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Mafumeira
Sourwood
7.2.7 In Polish
Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy
Sourwood
7.2.8 In Latin
Ceiba
Sourwood
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Malvales
Ericales
8.5 Family
Bombacaceae
Ericaceae
8.6 Genus
Ceiba
Oxydendrum
8.7 Clade
Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Oxydendreae
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Vaccinioideae
8.10 Number of Species
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10
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1
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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Properties of Kapok and Sourwood

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

Season and Care of Kapok and Sourwood

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

Kapok and Sourwood Physical Information

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

  • Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red

  • Kapok leaf color: Green

  • Sourwood flower color: White

  • Sourwood leaf color: Green

Care of Kapok and Sourwood

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