Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Tree
Origin
Eastern Asia, China, Japan
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Australia
Types
Heronswood Globe , Kreukenberg Dwarf
Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum
Number of Varieties
1010
0
40000
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Habitat
shaded moist road banks, Wet Woods
Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-89-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
12-7
Sunset Zone
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20
H1, H2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,220.00 cm1,830.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
1,220.00 cm1,830.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Green
Red, Orange Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Copper, Sandy Brown
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Purple, Light Green, Bronze
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Gold, Orange Red
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
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
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring
Early Spring, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
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
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove dead branches
Prune when young, Remove dead branches
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount
Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Leafminers, Red blotch
Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Salt and Soil Compaction, Shade areas, waterlogging
Drought, Soil Compaction
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
Allergy
sneezing, Sore eyes
Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden
-
Beauty Benefits
Making cosmetics, Skin Problems
Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Shadow Tree, soil stabilisation
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Aphrodisiac, Diuretic
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in pulpwood and lumber production
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
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
CERCIDIPHYLLUM japonicum
Ceiba pentandra
Common Name
Katsura Tree
Cotton Tree, Red Kapok, Red-silk-cotton Tree
In Hindi
Cercidiphyllum
सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली
In German
Kuchenbäume
Kapok baum
In French
Cercidiphyllum
Fromager
In Spanish
Cercidiphyllum
Ceiba
In Greek
Cercidiphyllum
Ceiba
In Portuguese
Cercidiphyllum
Mafumeira
In Polish
Grujecznik
Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy
In Latin
Cercidiphyllum
Ceiba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Hamamelidales
Malvales
Family
Cercidiphyllaceae
Bombacaceae
Genus
Cercidiphyllum
Ceiba
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
210
1
27800
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