Silk Cotton Tree {Ceiba pentandra} Heirloom NON GMO | Fiber Producing | Pre-Stratified | Year Round Beauty | Bonsai | 20 seeds Free Shipping!

 

This unusual specimen can grow into a tall, deciduous tree bearing large, 

short, sharp prickles all along the branches, and also on the trunk which 

has a pronounced buttress at the base. The leaves drop off in the dry 

season, and it is leafless for a long period, allowing the glorious array of 

large and beautifully-marked pink flowers to display to their best. The large 

Kapok seed pods contain the fibrous fluff which has been used since early 

times for a large variety of uses.

 

These seeds have already been thoroughly cleaned and cold-stored for several months. 

They should be sown into a well-drained, sandy compost at any time of the year, 

and covered thinly with sand or grit and kept moist. Keep at between 15 and 20 

degrees C. Germination usually occurs within 4 to 6 weeks although some seeds 

may take much longer.