In Guyana, the Silk Cotton tree is also known as the ‘Jumbie’ Tree. According to folklore, it is the most feared and notorious place to find a spirit and other supernatural being.

In Cambodia, we saw two species of deciduous trees that were even larger and more aggressive than the strangler fig— the Thitpok - Tetrameles nudiflora and the silk cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.

Silk cotton is a medicinal tree, which is also beneficial in coughs and gallstones. By grinding its raw fruit, making powder or decoction, you get to benefit in stones and other urinary problems.

This Silk Cotton Tree is approximately 150 years old and provided shade to the residents of the Home. What should have been a simple tree trimming exercise turned out to be a catastrophe.

The silk cotton is an outstanding tree in our tropical setting as it towers in height far above the general level of the forest canopy. It may reach heights of over 150 feet (46 metres) and it is ...

The red silk-cotton tree alone is worth the trip to Bradenton’s Palma Sola Botanical Park. The tree is aflame with hundreds of huge red flowers.

The silk cotton tree’s blooms light up urban neighbourhoods, attracting birds and animals alike For a better experience, Read this story in our App SENSEX 83,513.47 ...