Weeping Maple

Hong Kong Orchid Tree

About Weeping Maple and Hong Kong Orchid Tree

Weeping Maple

Hong Kong Orchid Tree

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Origin

Eastern Asia

Southeastern Asia

Types

Ever red , Crimson queen

Bauhinia. blakeana, Bauhinia variegata Candida.

Number of Varieties

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Shady Edge

tropical environments

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-810-15

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

8-2

12-10

Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2, 13, 19, 21, 23, 24

Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

300.00 cm460.00 cm

0.54 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

300.00 cm460.00 cm

0.1 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Red

Pink, Light Pink, Rose, Burgundy, Lavender, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Green

Not Available

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Lime Green

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Lime Green

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Orange, Gold, Orange Red

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green, Blue Green, Yellow green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Maple shaped

Orbiculate

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt, Variety of soil types

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Transplanting

Grafting, Layering, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Requires regular watering, Water more in summer

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Less fertilizing

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Bacterial leaf scorch, Borers, Caterpillars, Leaf spot, Mites

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Salt, Variety of soil types

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Beetles

Bees, Birds

Allergy

Unknown

Not Available

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Unknown

Not Available

Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

Not Available

Food for insects, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'

BAUHINIA blakeana

Common Name

Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple

Blake's Butterfly Tree, Chinese Orchid Tree, Hong Kong Orchid Tree

In Hindi

Weeping Maple

हांगकांग आर्किड पेड़

In German

Weeping Maple

Hong Kong Orchidee Baum

In French

Maple pleureur

Hong Kong arbre d'orchidée

In Spanish

weeping maple

árbol de orquídea Hong Kong

In Greek

weeping maple

δέντρο ορχιδέα Χονγκ Κονγκ

In Portuguese

chorando de bordo

árvore de orquídea de Hong Kong

In Polish

płacz klonu

storczyk drzewo Hong Kong

In Latin

weeping maple

Hong Kong Orchid ligno

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Angiosperms

Class

Eudicotyledones

Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Fabales

Family

Aceraceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Acer

Bauhinia

Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Not Available

Subfamily

Not Available

Caesalpinioideae

Number of Species

NA7

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Weeping Maple and Hong Kong Orchid Tree

Wondering what are the properties of Weeping Maple and Hong Kong Orchid Tree? We provide you with everything About Weeping Maple and Hong Kong Orchid Tree. Weeping Maple doesn't have thorns and Hong Kong Orchid Tree doesn't have thorns. Also Weeping Maple does not have fragrant flowers. Weeping Maple has allergic reactions like Unknown and Hong Kong Orchid Tree has allergic reactions like Unknown. 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 Weeping Maple and Hong Kong Orchid Tree and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare List of Trees » More

Weeping Maple and Red Maple Tree

Weeping Maple and Silver Maple

Weeping Maple and Sugar Maple

» More Compare List of Trees

Season and Care of Weeping Maple and Hong Kong Orchid Tree

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

Weeping Maple and Hong Kong Orchid Tree Physical Information

Weeping Maple and Hong Kong Orchid Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Weeping Maple height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Hong Kong Orchid Tree height is 460.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Weeping Maple and Hong Kong Orchid Tree are as follows:

Weeping Maple flower color: Red
Weeping Maple leaf color: Light Green and Lime Green
Hong Kong Orchid Tree flower color: Pink, Light Pink, Rose, Burgundy, Lavender and Violet
Hong Kong Orchid Tree leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Weeping Maple and Hong Kong Orchid Tree

Care of Weeping Maple and Hong Kong Orchid Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Weeping Maple pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Hong Kong Orchid Tree pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Weeping Maple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Hong Kong Orchid Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.