Silk-floss Tree Chorisia speciosa

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Botanical Name:

Chorisia speciosa

Family:

Malvaceae

Genus:

Chorisia

Species:

speciosa

Common Name:

Silk-floss Tree

Seeds Per Pound:

2,750

Quantity:

0.83 lb

Average Viable Seeds/Packet:

Germination:

98%

Germination Test Type:

Cut (Full Seed)

Purity:

99%

Height:

70-80 feet

Collection Locale:

California

Crop Year:

2022

Minimum Hardiness Zone:

In Stock: 0.83 lb

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Chorisia speciosa

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Items are priced on a curve, you can buy any 'bulk quantity' up to what we have in stock, some examples are:

1 packet (~ 11 seeds)

$9.95

10 gram (~ 61 seeds)

$21.58

1 oz (~ 172 seeds)

$36.95

4 oz (~ 688 seeds)

$110.85

8 oz (~ 1375 seeds)

$195.40

Characteristics

Oil Producing

Growing Info, follow in order:

Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours.

Stratification: none required.

Germination: sow seed 1/2" deep, tamp the soil, keep moist but not wet.

Other: Germination tends to be slow, Germinates faster in warmer temperatures.

In a Nutshell:

* The silk floss tree (Ceiba speciosa, formerly Chorisia speciosa), is a species of deciduous tree native to the tropical and subtropical forests of South America.

* It belongs to the same family as the baobab and the kapok.

* The natural habitat of the silk floss tree is the north-east of Argentina, east of Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and southern Brazil. It is resistant to drought and moderate cold. It grows fast in spurts when water is abundant, and sometimes reaches more than 25 metres (82 ft) in height.

* Its trunk is bottle-shaped, generally bulging in its lower third, measuring up to 2 metres (7 ft) in girth. The trunk is also studded with thick, sharp conical prickles which deter wild animals from climbing the trees. In younger trees, the trunk is green due to its high chlorophyll content, which makes it capable of performing photosynthesis when leaves are absent, with age it turns to gray.

* The silk floss tree is cultivated mostly for ornamental purposes. Outside of private gardens around the world, it is often planted along urban streets in subtropical areas such as in South Africa, Australia, northern New Zealand and the southern USA.

* The flowers are creamy-whitish in the center and pink towards the tips of their five petals. They measure 10 to 15 centimetres (4 to 6 in) in diameter and their shape is superficially similar to hibiscus flowers. Their nectar is known to attract insect pollinators, as well as hummingbirds.

* As a deciduous tree, it is completely bare of leaves and flowers during the winter months, especially when growing outside of its native South America habitat.

* The cotton inside the capsules, although not of as good quality as that of the kapok tree, has been used as stuffing f(density = 0.27 g/cm3), soft and flexible, and is employed in packaging, to make canoes, as wood pulp to make paper, and in ropes. From the seeds it is possible to obtain vegetable oil (both edible and industrially useful).
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Usda description:

More info on http://plants.usda.gov

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