I have issues with all of the above comments. There are numerous species of kapok having wide based spines on the truck and large round ...Read Moreseeds in a floss filled pod. "Ceiba acuminata" is native to the arid thorn forests of western Mexico. The national tree of Guatemala is "Ceiba petrandra" which grows much larger. I have a specimen of "Ceiba acuminata" growing in my yard in Weslaco, Texas. I raised it from seed collected in the Mexican state of Sinaloa or possibly from southern Sonora. I can't remember. It is now about 20 feet tall and flowers each spring. I think the flowers need to be cross pollinated by bats as no fruit ever develops.
I have seen these growing in Los Angeles. Near the Commerce Casino. I saw many of them while walking in that area. The pointy things on...Read More the trunk are very distinctive.
Guatamalan national tree. Fat trunk with huge spines all over it (like Silk Floss Tree), and similar seed pods to Silk Floss, too. Bit ...Read Moremore cold sensitive, though.
I have issues with all of the above comments. There are numerous species of kapok having wide based spines on the truck and large round ...Read More
This tree is just off Fruitville Road on McIntosh Road in Sarasota, FL.
I love seeing the fluff
I have seen these growing in Los Angeles. Near the Commerce Casino. I saw many of them while walking in that area. The pointy things on...Read More
Guatamalan national tree. Fat trunk with huge spines all over it (like Silk Floss Tree), and similar seed pods to Silk Floss, too. Bit ...Read More