Found in South America, Cecropia peltata or otherwise known as Trumpet Tree is a fast-growing, evergreen tree with an open and thin crown. It reaches up to 20 m tall with trunk diameter of usually 10 - 30 cm. The fruit is eaten raw, with a sweet and jelly-like flesh. Medicinally, it is used against liver ailments, dropsy, hypertension, kidney infections, heart conditions, Bright's disease, back pain, ulcers, wounds, cuts, and asthma among others. Trumpet tree is named as such due to its hollow branches and leaf petioles which are cut and used as blow tubes or trumpets. The inner bark of young branches yields very tough fibre used for socks, ropes, and cordage. Latex from the trunk is used to make a crude type of rubber. The leaves, on the other hand, are used as a type of sandpaper because of its rough texture.
Trumpet-tree Care
Cecropia Peltata
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Humidity
Dry
Lighting
Full Sun
Temperature
18°C - 32°C
Hardiness zone
9 - 12
Difficulty
Medium
Hibernation
Cold Period
Toxicity
Poisonous
How to Care for the Plant
Water
Woody plants need watering less frequently than tender annuals or herbaceous plants. Most established trees, shrubs, and vines can go weeks without supplemental watering except in extremely hot or windy weather
Pruning
Prune trees to remove wayward, broken, dead, or diseased branches and limbs, or for safety around utility lines
Fertilizer
Most plants need a regular "diet" of all-purpose plant food, either specialty (labeled for your specific plant type) or a generic N-P-K (nitrogen - phosphorus - potassium).Fertilize early in the plant's growing cycle - spring for summer plants, fall for winter plants
Sunlight
It cannot grow in the shade.
Soil
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: acid and neutral soils.
Temperature
The mean annual temperatures can range from 12 - 24c
Additional
The branches and leaf petioles of Cecropia species are often hollow and can harbour stinging ants. The trees attract the ants by means of producing a honey-like sap and the ants respond by working to keep the tree free of leaf-eating pests - which can include humans
Popularity
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