Classified with Hibiscus and Okra Malvaceae, the silk floss tree hails from South America, the area of Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia and Peru.

However, there were no flowers to be seen. Why? A The silk floss tree, also known as the kapok tree, is a distant relative of the hibiscus and is native to South America.

Indigenous South American tribes long utilized the waterproof bark of silk floss trees to make canoes, but the tree’s wood is soft and unsuitable for building or furniture making.

The Silk Floss 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.

Our floss silk tree has done very well and is only 8 years old. What is the best time to prune the tree? How much should be pruned? Can we trim the sides and top of the tree? Is pruning the tree ne… ...

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.

Autumn up here in the Far North is our most colourful time of the year. Not only do the liquidambars shout out their loud finale to the growing season but there are some wonderfully eye-catching ...

A: The tree is commonly called the silk floss tree (Ceiba speciosa). It is native to South America. There is a different one (Ceiba aesculifolia) in the Campus Arboretum next to the Mathematics ...

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.

We call it the jewel of the neighborhood. A: The tree is commonly called the silk floss tree (Ceiba speciosa). It is native to South America.

Silk Floss tree (Ceiba speciosa) belongs to tropical forests of South America. It is from the Bombacaceae family of our native Silk Cotton tree.

Because several Ceiba species and hybrids go by the name of silk floss tree (it’s not floss silk), you can’t know exactly what plant you’re purchasing — but you can be sure it will have ...