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About Kapok and Weeping Maple

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Tree
Tree

Origin

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

Types

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum
Ever red , Crimson queen

Number of Varieties

106
0 40000
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Habitat

Tropical regions
Shady Edge

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-155-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-7
8-2

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded
Arching/Fountain-shaped

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,830.00 cm300.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

1,830.00 cm300.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Orange Red
Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown
Red, Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Light Green, Lime Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Green, Lime Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Orange, Gold, Orange Red

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate
Maple shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium
Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Average

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs
Requires regular watering

In Summer

Moderate
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Coarse
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
Beetles

Allergy

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation
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Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

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

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Aphrodisiac, Diuretic
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Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds
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Other Uses

Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used as Ornamental plant
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Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Ceiba pentandra
ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'

Common Name

Cotton Tree, Red Kapok, Red-silk-cotton Tree
Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple

In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली
Weeping Maple

In German

Kapok baum
Weeping Maple

In French

Fromager
Maple pleureur

In Spanish

Ceiba
weeping maple

In Greek

Ceiba
weeping maple

In Portuguese

Mafumeira
chorando de bordo

In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy
płacz klonu

In Latin

Ceiba
weeping maple

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms

Class

Magnoliopsida
Eudicotyledones

Order

Malvales
Sapindales

Family

Bombacaceae
Aceraceae

Genus

Ceiba
Acer

Clade

Eudicots, Rosids
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Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

10130
1 27800
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Properties of Kapok and Weeping Maple

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

Season and Care of Kapok and Weeping Maple

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

Kapok and Weeping Maple Physical Information

Kapok and Weeping Maple physical information is very important for comparison. Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm whereas Weeping Maple height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Kapok and Weeping Maple are as follows:

  • Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red

  • Kapok leaf color: Green

  • Weeping Maple flower color: Red

  • Weeping Maple leaf color: Light Green and Lime Green

Care of Kapok and Weeping Maple

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