Kou

Wedding Cake Tree

About Kou and Wedding Cake Tree

Kou

Wedding Cake Tree

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

1.3 Origin

Eastern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, Australia

India, Nepal, China, Japan, Korea

1.4 Types

Mareer, Manjak

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Saline Soils, Sandy areas

Woodland Garden Canopy

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-15

5-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2

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1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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760.00 cm

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1,070.00 cm

Rank: 38 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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670.00 cm

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610.00 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow, Gold, Orange Red

White, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Green, Chocolate

Burgundy, Dark Blue, Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Light Yellow, Burgundy, Dark Red

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

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2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

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4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Grafting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Requires regular watering during dry weather

4.4.2 In Summer

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, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves

No pruning needed

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

No fertilizers needed

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Root rot, Snails

Bacterial leaf spot, Canker, Powdery mildew

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought and Salt

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Dizziness, Throat itching, Vomiting

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden

Used in parkland

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Making cosmetics, used as a dye

No Beauty Benefits

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Absorbs greenhouse gases, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Shadow Tree

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Acne, Aging, Hair Loss

Antiphlogistic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves

Fruits, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Making Shampoo, Showy Purposes, Used as Biofuel, Used as Ornamental plant

Oil used in the lubricating and soap industry

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Shade Trees, Street Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CORDIA subcordata

CORNUS controversa

7.2 Common Name

Beach Cordia, Island Walnut, Kou, Sea Trumpet

Giant Dogwood, Wedding Cake Tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

Cordia subcordata

Wedding Cake Tree

7.2.2 In German

Cordia subcordata

Hochzeitstorte Baum

7.2.3 In French

Cordia subcordata

Gâteau de mariage Arbre

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cordia subcordata

Pastel de bodas del árbol

7.2.5 In Greek

Cordia subcordata

Γαμήλια τούρτα Δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cordia subcordata

Árvore do bolo de casamento

7.2.7 In Polish

Cordia subcordata

Wedding Cake Drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

Cordia subcordata

MUSTACEUM ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Cornales

8.5 Family

Boraginaceae

Cornaceae

8.6 Genus

Cordia

Cornus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Cornoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Kou and Wedding Cake Tree

Wondering what are the properties of Kou and Wedding Cake Tree? We provide you with everything About Kou and Wedding Cake Tree. Kou doesn't have thorns and Wedding Cake Tree doesn't have thorns. Also Kou does not have fragrant flowers. Kou has allergic reactions like Dizziness, Throat itching and Vomiting and Wedding Cake Tree has allergic reactions like Dizziness, Throat itching and Vomiting. 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 Kou and Wedding Cake Tree and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Kou and Wedding Cake Tree

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

Kou and Wedding Cake Tree Physical Information

Kou and Wedding Cake Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Kou height is 760.00 cm and width 670.00 cm whereas Wedding Cake Tree height is 1,070.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Kou and Wedding Cake Tree are as follows:

Kou flower color: White, Yellow, Gold and Orange Red
Kou leaf color: Green
Wedding Cake Tree flower color: White and Ivory
Wedding Cake Tree leaf color: Green

Care of Kou and Wedding Cake Tree

Care of Kou and Wedding Cake Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kou pruning is done Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness and Remove damaged leaves and Wedding Cake Tree pruning is done No pruning needed. In summer Kou needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Wedding Cake Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.