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Malvaceae
Red Silk-Cotton Tree
Bombax ceiba
Strength and magnificence.
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Bombax
- Native to
- South Asia, Southeast Asia, Northern Australia
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- deciduous tree
- Height
- 60-80 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- well-drained, sandy to loamy
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 10-12
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The trunk is covered in large, sharp thorns that protect it from animals trying to climb it.
- Its silky cotton fiber from the seed pods was traditionally used to stuff pillows and life jackets.
- The tree blooms spectacularly when completely leafless, making the red flowers visible from miles away.
- In Ayurvedic medicine, nearly every part of the tree is used, from roots to flowers.
- A mature tree can grow to over 200 feet tall in ideal tropical conditions.
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