Red Silk Cotton Tree Exotic Tree - Bombax Ceiba - 5 Seeds Sweetcorn though thin-fleshed

though thin-fleshed

for even the most sensitive pallets

Perhaps the most exciting sprout to grow

Centropogon

Red Silk Cotton Tree Exotic Tree - Bombax Ceiba - 5 Seeds Sweetcorn though thin-fleshedBombax ceiba, like other trees of the genus Bombax, is commonly known as cotton tree or tree cotton. This tropical tree has a straight tall trunk and its leaves are deciduous in winter. Red flowers with 5 petals appear in the spring before the new foliage. It produces a capsule which, when ripe, contains white fibres like cotton. Its trunk bears spikes to deter attacks by animals. Although its stout trunk suggests that it is useful for timber, its