Javanese kapok, formerly known as "Jibei", is a strong positive tree species, which is not resistant to shade. It is native to tropical America. It is planted in Yunnan, Guangxi and Hainan of China. Its flowering period is from March to April, with beautiful tree shape, it can be used as ornamental tree species, such as street trees or landscape trees, and Javanese kapok also has medicinal value and catering value.
1. Temperature: Javanese kapok is native to tropical America, so it likes high temperature climate. Its heat resistance is relatively strong, the most suitable growth in the annual average temperature above 22 ℃ and frost free areas, not suitable for growth in the north.
2. Soil: it is better to choose sandy loam, medium fertility, sunny and leeward sites as planting sites. However, the requirement of Javanese kapok for soil is not very high, which is resistant to barren and drought. General soil can be planted, but the drainage performance of its soil must be better
3. Watering: sufficient amount of water is needed, and the best choice for planting land is rainfall of about 800mm, especially in the growing season. During the seedling stage, the soil should be drenched 1 - 2 times a day to keep the soil moist.
4. Light: Javanese kapok is a strong positive tree species and likes sunshine very much. It has strong heat resistance and likes sunny environment. When breeding, it should be planted in a place with good lighting conditions.
1. Weeding: weeding is a long-term work. Especially in summer, weeds must be eradicated in time, or sprayed with herbicides.
2. Insect damage: it is easy to occur aphid damage in the seedling stage of Javanese kapok. If aphids are found, they can be killed by spraying Omethoate three times in a row, with an interval of 6-7 days. The damage of longicorn may appear in the trunk, which makes its growth slow, curved and easy to be broken by wind. When discovering the damage of longicorn, we can use trichlorfon to irrigate and kill, or use trichlorfon to mix mud to block, plug the hole, and kill longicorn with poison.