Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Tree
Origin
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Australia
Middle Africa, Southern Africa, Madagascar
Types
Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum
African Baobab, Grandidier’s Baobab, Boab
Number of Varieties
108
0
40000
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Habitat
Tropical regions
Dry and Young forest Heaths, Wild
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-1510-14
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-7
12-9
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,830.00 cm1,830.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
1,830.00 cm1,520.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Orange Red
White, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmate
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Winter
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Do not water frequently, Does not require lot of watering
In Summer
Moderate
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune when young, Remove dead branches
Remove branches
Fertilizers
Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot
Caterpillars
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Soil Compaction
Drought
Flowers
Showy
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
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
Birds
Allergy
Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, soil stabilisation
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Aphrodisiac, Diuretic
anti-allergy, Asthma, Skin irritation
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Whole plant
Other Uses
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, Tropical
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical
Botanical Name
Ceiba pentandra
ADANSONIA digitata
Common Name
Cotton Tree, Red Kapok, Red-silk-cotton Tree
Baobab, Dead Rat Tree
In Hindi
सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली
Baobab
In German
Kapok baum
Affenbrotbaum
In French
Fromager
Baobab
In Spanish
Ceiba
Baobab
In Greek
Ceiba
Baobab
In Portuguese
Mafumeira
baobá
In Polish
Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy
Baobab
In Latin
Ceiba
Baobab
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Malvales
Family
Bombacaceae
Bombacaceae
Genus
Ceiba
Adansonia
Clade
Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Bombacoideae
Number of Species
108
1
27800
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