Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Tree
Origin
Japan
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Australia
Types
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Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum
Number of Varieties
1510
0
40000
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Habitat
low mountains, Mountain Slopes, Mountain tops, Mountains
Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-99-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
12-7
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm1,830.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm1,830.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Red, Orange Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown, Tan
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Subulate
Palmate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Fall, Spring, Summer
Early Spring, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water frequently, Needs less watering
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune when young, Remove dead branches
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Blight, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Sawfly Larvae, Scale insects
Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Deer resistant, Drought, Rabbit
Drought, Soil Compaction
Flowers
-
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Sawfly, White Pine Weevil
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai, Borders
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cold, Cough, Diuretic, Vermifuge
Aphrodisiac, Diuretic
Part of Plant Used
Seeds
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Herbicide
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
PINUS parviflora
Ceiba pentandra
Common Name
five-needle pine
Japanese five-needle pine
Cotton Tree, Red Kapok, Red-silk-cotton Tree
In Hindi
Japanese White Pine
सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली
In German
Japanische White Pine
Kapok baum
In French
Pin blanc du Japon
Fromager
In Spanish
Pino blanco japonés
Ceiba
In Greek
Ιαπωνικά White Pine
Ceiba
In Portuguese
Japanese White Pine
Mafumeira
In Polish
Japoński White Pine
Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy
In Latin
Pine Italica
Ceiba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Malvales
Family
Pinaceae
Bombacaceae
Genus
Pinus
Ceiba
Clade
-
Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
11510
1
27800
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