Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Australia
Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Russia/Siberia, Central Asia, Nepal, China
Types
Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum
Larix sibirica
Number of Varieties
1010
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40000
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Habitat
Tropical regions
Cold Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-151-5
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-7
5-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,830.00 cm910.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
1,830.00 cm30.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Orange Red
Green, Red, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Brown, Yellow
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Yellow
Leaf Color in Winter
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmate
Needle like
Thorns
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Winter
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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
Keep the Soil well drained
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune when young, Remove dead branches
Prune to control growth, 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
Armillaria root rot, larch sawfly, Needle rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Soil Compaction
Dry Conditions
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
Rodents
Allergy
Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Woodland margins
Beauty Benefits
Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation
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Edible Uses
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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
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
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Other Uses
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used as Ornamental plant
Application in Furniture
Used As Indoor Plant
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Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
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Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Feature Plant
Botanical Name
Ceiba pentandra
LARIX sibirica
Common Name
Cotton Tree, Red Kapok, Red-silk-cotton Tree
Siberian Larch
In Hindi
सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली
Siberian Larch
In German
Kapok baum
Sibirische Lärche
In French
Fromager
Mélèze de Sibérie
In Spanish
Ceiba
Larix sibirica
In Greek
Ceiba
siberian larch
In Portuguese
Mafumeira
siberian larch
In Polish
Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy
Modrzew syberyjski
In Latin
Ceiba
Siberian larch
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Pinophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Malvales
Pinales
Family
Bombacaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Ceiba
Larix
Clade
Eudicots, Rosids
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Tribe
-
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Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
1010
1
27800
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