Weeping Maple

Kou

About Weeping Maple and Kou

Weeping Maple

Kou

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

1.3 Origin

Eastern Asia

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

1.4 Types

Ever red , Crimson queen

Mareer, Manjak

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

6NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Shady Edge

Saline Soils, Sandy areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-810-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-2

12-10

1.8 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

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

300.00 cm760.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

300.00 cm670.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red

White, Yellow, Gold, Orange Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red, Green

Light Green, Chocolate

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Lime Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Lime Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Orange, Gold, Orange Red

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Maple shaped

Oval

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Transplanting

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Root rot, Snails

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought and Salt

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Beetles

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Unknown

Dizziness, Throat itching, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Cottage Garden

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Making cosmetics, used as a dye

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Unknown

Acne, Aging, Hair Loss

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

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

Edible, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'

CORDIA subcordata

7.2 Common Name

Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple

Beach Cordia, Island Walnut, Kou, Sea Trumpet

7.2.1 In Hindi

Weeping Maple

Cordia subcordata

7.2.2 In German

Weeping Maple

Cordia subcordata

7.2.3 In French

Maple pleureur

Cordia subcordata

7.2.4 In Spanish

weeping maple

Cordia subcordata

7.2.5 In Greek

weeping maple

Cordia subcordata

7.2.6 In Portuguese

chorando de bordo

Cordia subcordata

7.2.7 In Polish

płacz klonu

Cordia subcordata

7.2.8 In Latin

weeping maple

Cordia subcordata

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Angiosperms

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Eudicotyledones

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Aceraceae

Boraginaceae

8.6 Genus

Acer

Cordia

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Weeping Maple and Kou

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

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Season and Care of Weeping Maple and Kou

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

Weeping Maple and Kou Physical Information

Weeping Maple and Kou physical information is very important for comparison. Weeping Maple height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Kou height is 760.00 cm and width 670.00 cm. The color specification of Weeping Maple and Kou are as follows:

Weeping Maple flower color: Red
Weeping Maple leaf color: Light Green and Lime Green
Kou flower color: White, Yellow, Gold and Orange Red
Kou leaf color: Green

Care of Weeping Maple and Kou

Care of Weeping Maple and Kou include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Weeping Maple pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Kou pruning is done Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness and Remove damaged leaves. In summer Weeping Maple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Kou needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.