Only time will tell. The name silk floss tree refers to the large seed pods, whose cottonlike fluff can be used for pillow stuffing. However, our tree has never produced any pods; it may be ...

I did some investigating and found out that the specimen is called a “silk floss tree ... the avocado-sized seed pods," according to pinecrestgardenguy.blogspot. The tree originated in ...

Floss silk seeds stick to kapok fibers ... utilized the waterproof bark of silk floss trees to make canoes, but the tree’s wood is soft and unsuitable for building or furniture making.

According to a species account published by the University of Redlands in California, its common name is Silk ... The tree has fruits that have bean-sized black seeds and large seed pods that ...

Silk cotton (Ceiba pendantra) trees are having a productive spell now in Chennai, and they better make the most of it, as they would soon slip into obscurity and that would be their lot when they ...

In this photo, biologist Sergius Gandolfi sees pollinators, seed dispersers and a variety of microenvironments. Thirty years after starting the restoration project on this Iracemápolis forest area, in ...