Thornless Honeylocust

Kapok

About Thornless Honeylocust and Kapok

Thornless Honeylocust

Kapok

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

1.3 Origin

Northeastern United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada

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

1.4 Types

Tree

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Hills, Woods

Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-9

9-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-7

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20

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

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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1,830.00 cm

Rank: 22 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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1,830.00 cm

Rank: 7 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow green

Red, Orange Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red, Brown

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green, Chartreuse, Dark Green, Yellow green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Yellow

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblong or Lanceolate

Palmate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring

Early Spring, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Salt

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

Average Water Needs

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Moderate

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

Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune when young, Remove dead branches

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Soil Compaction

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

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

Fine

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antiseptic, cathartic, Cough, Indigestion

Aphrodisiac, Diuretic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Wood

Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Animal Feed, Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making wood alcohol, Wood is used in construction

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

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, Street Trees

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

GLEDITSIA triacanthos f. inermis

Ceiba pentandra

7.2 Common Name

Thornless Honeylocust

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

7.2.1 In Hindi

thornless honeylocust

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

7.2.2 In German

thornless honeylocust

Kapok baum

7.2.3 In French

thornless Honeylocust

Fromager

7.2.4 In Spanish

honeylocust sin espinas

Ceiba

7.2.5 In Greek

thornless honeylocust

Ceiba

7.2.6 In Portuguese

honeylocust thornless

Mafumeira

7.2.7 In Polish

thornless honeylocust

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

7.2.8 In Latin

thornless honeylocust

Ceiba

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

Malvales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Bombacaceae

8.6 Genus

Gleditsia

Ceiba

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Thornless Honeylocust and Kapok

Wondering what are the properties of Thornless Honeylocust and Kapok? We provide you with everything About Thornless Honeylocust and Kapok. Thornless Honeylocust doesn't have thorns and Kapok doesn't have thorns. Also Thornless Honeylocust does not have fragrant flowers. Thornless Honeylocust has allergic reactions like Not Available and Kapok has allergic reactions like Not Available. 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 Thornless Honeylocust and Kapok and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Thornless Honeylocust and Kapok

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

Thornless Honeylocust and Kapok Physical Information

Thornless Honeylocust and Kapok physical information is very important for comparison. Thornless Honeylocust height is Not Available and width Not Available whereas Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm. The color specification of Thornless Honeylocust and Kapok are as follows:

Thornless Honeylocust flower color: Yellow green
Thornless Honeylocust leaf color: Light Green
Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green

Care of Thornless Honeylocust and Kapok

Care of Thornless Honeylocust and Kapok include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Thornless Honeylocust pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Kapok pruning is done Prune when young and Remove dead branches. In summer Thornless Honeylocust needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Kapok needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Average Water.