This is the largest tree of the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden, but still only an average specimen for Ceiba pentandra!
by Monocromatico Oct 26, 2003 2:23 PM
The Kapok tree's very distinctive thorny trunk
by bermudiana Dec 11, 2002 10:15 AM
Picture taken from the ground, showing the branches 30 meters above. They were bearing capsules. Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden, early spring.
by Monocromatico Oct 26, 2003 5:17 PM
Vieques Island, 2005. This Ceiba is documented to be well over 200 years old and the base is 35'+ wide.
by knotimpaired Nov 3, 2005 8:57 PM
Ceiba pentandra photo courtesy of Guy Sternberg http://www.starhillforest.com/
by Equilibrium Jan 26, 2006 9:37 PM
Ceiba pentandra photo courtesy of Guy Sternberg http://www.starhillforest.com/
by Equilibrium Jan 26, 2006 9:37 PM
Base of the trunk. Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden. September 2009.
by Gustichock Oct 9, 2009 6:19 PM
Tree shape. Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden. September 2009.
by Gustichock Oct 9, 2009 6:19 PM
Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden. September 2009.
by Gustichock Oct 9, 2009 6:19 PM
Ceiba pentandra flowers with a live oak leaf for size comparison
by Kalpavriksha Jun 18, 2010 3:39 AM
The tree these flowers came from has a green trunk and thorns. I believed it to be a Chorisia species.
by Kalpavriksha Jun 18, 2010 3:39 AM
Fairchild Tropical Botanical Gardens, Miami, winter- young tree
by palmbob Jan 28, 2016 8:46 PM
Fairchild Tropical Botanical Gardens, Miami, winter- young tree
by palmbob Jan 28, 2016 8:47 PM
Ceiba pentandra at the Botanic Gardens, Singapore (2007)
by GoatLockerGuns Feb 6, 2016 8:42 PM
Ceiba pentandra at the Botanic Gardens, Singapore (2007)
by GoatLockerGuns Feb 6, 2016 8:42 PM
Huge trunk and roots at Habitation Céron, Martinique. Copyright Karl Gercens. Conservatory Horticulturist at Longwood Gardens. http://www.karlgercens.com/
by Kell Jan 25, 2019 6:35 PM
