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WHITE FLOSS SILK TREE
Ceiba insignis
General Notes
May be briefly deciduous. Has thorns. Native to Southern Brazil and Argentina.
List all Malvaceae | Ceiba
- Ceiba insignis - Malvaceae
- Synonyms: Chorisia insignis
Previously listed in the Bombaceae family. - Native To: Southern Brazil and Argentina
- Habit: Erect
with a High Canopy.
Has Evergreen foliage. - Shape: Oval or Rounded
- Sunset Zones: 12, 13 and 15 - 24
- Exposure: Full Sun to Partial Shade
- Water Needs: Moist to Dry Soil
- Soil Type: Loam or Sand
- Soil pH: Neutral to Slightly Alkaline
- Seaside Tolerance: Good in South Coast
- Height: 50 feet
- Growth Rate: 24 Inches per Season
- Longevity: 40 to 150 years
- Leaves: Palmate Light Green. Evergreen.
- Flowers: Showy, Yellow or White. Flowers in Fall or Winter. Has perfect flowers (male and female parts in each flower).
- Fruit: Brown Pod, , fruiting in Spring or Summer.
- Bark: Green or Light Gray, Spiny
- Shading Capacity: Rated as Moderate in Leaf and Moderate out of Leaf.
- Root Damage Potential: Rated as Moderate
- Health Hazard: None Known
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SelecTree. "Ceiba insignis Tree Record." 1995-2012. May 25, 2013.
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