What is the latest kapok, a flower or a tree

What is kapok

Kapok, also known as Panzhihua, Red Cotton, Hero Tree, Banzhi Tree and so on, belongs to the deciduous tree of the kapok family. It originated in India and grows in the tropics and subtropics. The height is between 10 meters and 25 meters, with palmately compound leaves. When flowering, the flower is solitary in the axil of the leaf at the top of the branch, the color of the flower is red, sometimes orange-red, very bright, and the ornamental value during flowering is relatively high.

Is kapok a flower or a tree

Kapok is a large deciduous tree belonging to the kapok family. It is not a flower but a tree. The height of the tree is between 10 meters and 25 meters. It mainly grows in dry and hot valleys and grasslands with few trees below 1400-1700 meters above sea level. It is also found in monsoon forests in valleys, and many of them are cultivated as street trees. It likes plenty of light, dry, warm growth environment, afraid of wet water, low temperature. When cultivated, the soil had better be loose, fertile, well drained and slightly acidic, and such a soil environment is beneficial to its growth.

III. Cultivation techniques of kapok

If cultivated in dry and hot areas, most of them blossom first and then grow leaves, but if cultivated in the rainforest climate, flowers and leaves exist at the same time. More water is needed in the seedling stage, so the soil should be moist, watered regularly, and fertilized once a month. As adults, the ability to withstand drought will be strengthened, so it is necessary to reduce watering and do not water.