5 characteristics features of KAPOK tree
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The tree grows to 70 m (230 ft), with reports of Kapoks up to 252 feet (77 meters) [6] Trunks can often be up to 3 m (9.8 ft) in diameter above the extensive buttresses. The very largest individuals, however, can be 19 feet (5.8 meters) thick or more above the buttresses.[7][8][9]
The buttress roots can be clearly seen in photographs extending 40 to 50 feet (12 to 15 meters) up the trunk of some specimens[10] and extending out from the trunk as much as 65 feet (20 meters) and then continuing below ground to a total length of 165 feet (50 meters)[11][12]
The trunk and many of the larger branches are often crowded with large simple thorns. These major branches, usually 4 to 6 in number, can be up to 6 feet (1.8 meters) thick[13][14] and form a crown of foliage as much as 201 feet (61 meters) in width.[15] The palmate leaves are composed of 5 to 9 leaflets, each up to 20 cm (7.9 in) long.
The trees produce several hundred 15 cm (5.9 in) pods containing seeds surrounded by a fluffy, yellowish fibre that is a mix of lignin and cellulose.
The referenced reports make it clear that C. pentandra is among the largest trees in the world. One of the oldest known Kapok trees, at 200 years, lives in Miami, Florida.[16][dubious ]
The buttress roots can be clearly seen in photographs extending 40 to 50 feet (12 to 15 meters) up the trunk of some specimens[10] and extending out from the trunk as much as 65 feet (20 meters) and then continuing below ground to a total length of 165 feet (50 meters)[11][12]
The trunk and many of the larger branches are often crowded with large simple thorns. These major branches, usually 4 to 6 in number, can be up to 6 feet (1.8 meters) thick[13][14] and form a crown of foliage as much as 201 feet (61 meters) in width.[15] The palmate leaves are composed of 5 to 9 leaflets, each up to 20 cm (7.9 in) long.
The trees produce several hundred 15 cm (5.9 in) pods containing seeds surrounded by a fluffy, yellowish fibre that is a mix of lignin and cellulose.
The referenced reports make it clear that C. pentandra is among the largest trees in the world. One of the oldest known Kapok trees, at 200 years, lives in Miami, Florida.[16][dubious ]
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The following are the five features of the Kapok tree:
1. Another name for this tree is the Ceiba tree, and it belongs to the mallow family.
2. This tree grows in the tropical rain-forests.
3. The height for this tree is usually 230 feet and the diameter remains 9 to 10 feet.
4. This tree has an umbrella-shaped crest made of various branches organised in horizontal layers.
5. The flowers of this tree are creamy white or pale pink in color.
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