LightFull sun
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Silk Floss Tree
Ceiba speciosa
Bottle-shaped green thorny trunk and showy pink autumn flowers — a dramatic specimen and avenue tree for premium landscapes.
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In stockAvailable sizes3 ft – 10 ft
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Plant guide
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Growing characteristics and practical care notes.
WaterLow to moderate
Mature height8–15 m
Growth habitBroad spreading crown with thorny trunk base
- Mature height
- 8–15 m
- Growth habit
- Broad spreading crown with thorny trunk base
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Foliage
- Deciduous, palm-like leaves
- Flowers / fruit
- Pink to red flowers; seed capsules with flossy fibres
- Light
- Full sun
- Watering
- Low to moderate
- Soil
- Well-drained loam or sand; drought-tolerant
Plant information sources:Royal Horticultural Society