Kapok

Whitebark Pine

About Kapok and Whitebark Pine

Kapok

Whitebark Pine

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Origin

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

Western United States, Canada

Types

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

Number of Varieties

105

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Habitat

Tropical regions

Woodland Garden Canopy

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-154-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-7

7-1

Sunset Zone

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

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,830.00 cm610.00 cm

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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

Deep Red, Pink, Purple

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate

Needle like

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

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Cuttings, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Needs watering once a week

In Summer

Moderate

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

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

Fertilzer with low nitrogen content

Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

Mountain pine beetle, White pine blister rust

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Soil Compaction

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

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

Hay fever, Rhinitis

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Antiseptic, Diuretic, Vermifuge

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Inner Bark, Seeds

Other Uses

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

Used as a thickener in soups, Used for making green dye, Used to flavour soups

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical

Screening, Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Ceiba pentandra

PINUS albicaulis 'Glauca'

Common Name

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

Whitebark Pine, White Pine, Pitch Pine

In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

Whitebark Pine

In German

Kapok baum

Whitebark Pine

In French

Fromager

Pin à écorce blanche

In Spanish

Ceiba

Whitebark pino

In Greek

Ceiba

Whitebark Pine

In Portuguese

Mafumeira

Whitebark Pine

In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

Whitebark Pine

In Latin

Ceiba

Pinus albicaulis

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Coniferophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Pinopsida

Order

Malvales

Pinales

Family

Bombacaceae

Pinaceae

Genus

Ceiba

Pinus

Clade

Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Pinoideae

Number of Species

105

1 27800

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Properties of Kapok and Whitebark Pine

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

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Season and Care of Kapok and Whitebark Pine

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

Kapok and Whitebark Pine Physical Information

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

Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green
Whitebark Pine flower color: Deep Red, Pink and Purple
Whitebark Pine leaf color:

Care of Kapok and Whitebark Pine

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