Silk Floss Tree Blossom BW

by HH Photography of Florida

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Silk Floss Tree Blossom BW

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HH Photography of Florida

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Photograph - Photography

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Silk Floss Tree Blossom BW by HH Photography of Florida.

Set against a black background is a single blossom of the Silk Floss tree presented in black and white. The Silk Floss (Ceiba speciosa) is an exotic, flowering deciduous tree, native to Brazil and often found growing in the southern, sub-tropical Florida landscape. The trunk of the Silk Floss tree is studded with conical-shaped, sharp, thorny spines which makes it very unsuitable for climbing. In addition to beautifying the landscape with their fragrant pink, white and yellow blossoms, flowering is followed by production of a fruit pod. This pod contains seeds surrounded by a floss-like or cotton-like material which is used for stuffing. Other parts of the tree are also put to good use such as using the wood to build canoes, the bark to make rope, the wood pulp to make paper or the seeds to extract vegetable oil.

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January 8th, 2018

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