Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Australia
Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Canada
Types
Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum
red pin,Norway pine,pinus
Number of Varieties
102
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40000
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Habitat
Tropical regions
Mountain Slopes
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-152-5
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-7
7-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,830.00 cm1,520.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
1,830.00 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Orange Red
Brown
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
orange brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmate
Needle like
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full 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
Early Spring, Late Winter
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Do Not over Water
In Summer
Moderate
Lots of watering
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
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune when young, Remove dead branches
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot
Red blotch, sawflies
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Soil Compaction
Drought
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
Coarse
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
songbirds
Allergy
Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation
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Edible Uses
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✘
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Environmental Uses
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, soil stabilisation
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Aphrodisiac, Diuretic
Antiseptic, Diuretic, Pectoral, Poultice, Salve
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Pulp
Other Uses
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used as Ornamental plant
Herbicide, Used for making green dye
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
Ceiba pentandra
PINUS resinosa
Common Name
Cotton Tree, Red Kapok, Red-silk-cotton Tree
Norway Pine
In Hindi
सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली
Norway pine
In German
Kapok baum
Amerikanische Rot-Kiefer
In French
Fromager
Pin rouge
In Spanish
Ceiba
Pinus resinosa
In Greek
Ceiba
Norway pine
In Portuguese
Mafumeira
Pinus resinosa
In Polish
Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy
Sosna czerwona
In Latin
Ceiba
Norway pine
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Malvales
Pinales
Family
Bombacaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Ceiba
Pinus
Clade
Eudicots, Rosids
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Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
1020
1
27800
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