Silk Cotton Tree Bonsai
More specifically it is sometimes known as red silk cotton.
Silk cotton tree bonsai. An early bonsai enthusiast started two trees from seed in 1988 and in march 1998 sold one to me. Inspired by the giant kapok tree in freetown sierra leone i set out to start my own cotton tree bonsai. 9greenbox ardorlove better homes gardens bigbolo bonsai bowake brussel s bonsai brussel s bonsai inc co z ccdes cherry s seed dzt 1968 delray plants dilwe eotvia eve s garden inc faginey fukien 10 hawaii live plants hi line gifts hirt s gardens house plant shop hydrofarm jpgif mgaxyff nznd nature s blossom online outer edge penn plax pinty. The tree s growth can be curtailed when used as a container plant or bonsai.
The ceiba is a rapidly growing deciduous tree that reaches heights of 80 feet or more and a diameter of five to eight feet above its buttresses. The tree was transplanted annually for the first four years and on an as needed basis after that. The japanese gave these attributes to bonsai trees centuries ago as there was no other practical purpose to growing a miniature tree other than the precise and devoted art of careful cultivation and patient attention. T he silk cotton or ceiba tree ceiba pentandra l gaertn is one of the largest trees in the american tropics.
Or ambiguously as silk cotton or kapok both of which may also refer to ceiba pentandra. Bombax ceiba like other trees of the genus bombax is commonly known as cotton tree. True silk cotton tree cabbage wood botanical name. Fun and uplifting accents these silk bonsai trees will bring cool calm vibes to your room till times to come.
The tree has played an important role in the spiritual and economic lives of the peoples who live in the circum caribbean region. A big soft wooded deciduous tree grows to an height of 25 to 30 meters with buttressed trunk pinnate leaves with 5 7 leaflets. Care of silk floss tree. The bonsai pavilion at san diego s wild animal park has a fully grown floss silk tree next to it and that tree is the parent of this 1998 tree.
Highly dramatic adorable elements which are perfectly suited for small as well as large spaces our faux bonsai trees are known to bring excitement to any setting.