Peach

Kapok

About Peach and Kapok

Peach

Kapok

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Fruit

Tree

Origin

China

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

Types

Yellow peach, White peach, Clingstone

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

Number of Varieties

200010

0 40000

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Habitat

Warmer regions

Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-99-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-7

Sunset Zone

H1, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,005.84 cm1,830.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

15.24 cm1,830.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Green, Light Green, Yellow

Red, Orange Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Pink

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long, simple, curved and folded

Palmate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

Early Spring, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

Moderate

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

Remove all suckers, Remove all watersprouts, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove tight V-branching crotches

Prune when young, Remove dead branches

Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount

Nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Soil Compaction

Facts

Flowers

✔ ✘

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

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Hummingbirds, Insects

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Bronchial-constrictions, Food Allergy, Urticaria

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Making cosmetics

Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

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

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Aphrodisiac, Blood stasis and neurodegenerative diseases, Cancer, cholesterol-lowering, Combats Stress, Culinary Usage, Diuretic, Hair Loss, Hypokalemia, Obesity, Skin Disorders, Stomach pain, Weight loss

Aphrodisiac, Diuretic

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

For making oil, Gum, Used as a dye, Used as Ornamental plant

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

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PRUNUS persica

Ceiba pentandra

Common Name

Peach

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

In Hindi

आड़ू

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

In German

Pfirsich

Kapok baum

In French

pêche

Fromager

In Spanish

melocotón

Ceiba

In Greek

ροδάκινο

Ceiba

In Portuguese

pêssego

Mafumeira

In Polish

brzoskwinia

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

In Latin

persici

Ceiba

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Malvales

Family

Rosaceae

Bombacaceae

Genus

Prunus

Ceiba

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Amygdaleae

Subfamily

Amygdaloideae

Number of Species

7010

1 27800

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Properties of Peach and Kapok

Wondering what are the properties of Peach and Kapok? We provide you with everything About Peach and Kapok. Peach doesn't have thorns and Kapok doesn't have thorns. Also Peach does not have fragrant flowers. Peach has allergic reactions like Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Bronchial-constrictions, Food Allergy and Urticaria and Kapok has allergic reactions like Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Bronchial-constrictions, Food Allergy and Urticaria. 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 Peach and Kapok and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Peach and Kapok

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

Peach and Kapok Physical Information

Peach and Kapok physical information is very important for comparison. Peach height is 1,005.84 cm and width 15.24 cm whereas Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm. The color specification of Peach and Kapok are as follows:

Peach flower color: RedGreenLight Green and Yellow
Peach leaf color: Pink
Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green

Care of Peach and Kapok

Care of Peach and Kapok include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Peach pruning is done Remove all suckers, Remove all watersprouts, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove tight V-branching crotches and Kapok pruning is done Prune when young and Remove dead branches. In summer Peach needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Kapok needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Average Water.