Kapok and American Chestnut Diseases
Plants get infected many times due to lack of care. This makes it unhealthy and reduces its life too. Hence it is necessary to know the kind of disease on plants, to cure it and keep the plant healthy. Knowing About Kapok and American Chestnut diseases is very important factor of Kapok and American Chestnut Care. These plant's diseases are:
- Kapok: Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch and Root rot
- American Chestnut: Chestnut Blight
Kapok and American Chestnut Pruning
Pruning is an important part of Kapok and American Chestnut care. Pruning helps to grow the plant with a faster rate. Kapok and American Chestnut pruning is done as follows:
Kapok pruning: Prune when young and Remove dead branches
American Chestnut pruning: Cut back all stems to the same height, Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves
Plants need fertilizers for its growth and increasing the life. Kapok and American Chestnut fertilizers are as follows:
- Kapok fertilizers: Nitrogen
- American Chestnut fertilizers: 14-14-14 Fertilizer, Compost and General purpose liquid or granular fertilizer