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He points to our Kapok tree that produces “silk floss” used for quilt stuffing and life preservers before the advent of polyester fill. “Do not take the Silk Floss tree,” I say, “It has ...

One morning at the Unitarian Fellowship meeting my friend Kim mentioned that the big kapok tree by her place nearby was in bloom, and invited us to come over that evening to check it out. We needed to ...

Felling and cutting a Kapok tree requires careful precision and expertise. The powerful Stihl chainsaw is used to cut through the tree’s massive trunk, with each cut carefully planned for ...

The majestic kapok tree in the Amazon rainforest forms a gigantic habitat. Its canopy of leaves, almost 50 meters high, towers over the crowns of the forest.

Many of the lost trees were not adapted to the conditions of this area—particularly of hurricane season—because they were the non-native. These include queen and Washington palms, which look similar ...

The Floss Silk Tree, a conspicuous “autumn bloomer” here and there around San Diego, has been showing off its pinkish (or purplish) hibiscus-like flowers for at least a month now. The broad ...

One seldom seen here but common in cooler regions of South America is the Silk Floss Tree or Ceiba speciosa. This close relative of the Kapok tree is rare here but popular in Southern California.

The best-known ornamental tree in this family is the floss silk or kapok (Ceiba/Chorisia speciosa).