Kapok / Silk Cotton Tree

4/2/2008 Flamingo Garden, Davie

2/28/2009 Miami

2/28/2009 Miami

Kapok / Silk Cotton Tree = Ceiba pentandra

Family: Bombacaceae

Origin: Tropical America, TRopical Asia

*Red flowers appear in the spring before the new leaves.

The flowers develop into a 6" long pod containing a silky cotton.