Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree)
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) white flower with brown markings and green serrated leaves
Botanical names: Ceiba insignis, Chorisia insignis
Common names: White Floss Silk Tree, Drunken Tree
Family: Malvaceae (Formerly:Bombacaceae)
Subfamily: Bombacoideae
Origin: Southern Brazil, Argentina
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
The trunk becomes bottle shaped as it ages, and it is covered with stout spines, more decorative than really frightening. Can make a shade tree in warmer areas, or an interesting patio tree. Many bonsai them in large pots. In deep soil this can become a good shade tree, otherwise it is grown for its spectacular flowers and interesting shape. Pear shaped fruits containing a silky floss coming out of the seeds. Need a good drainage. Abundant water in the growing season can make a large tree quickly as they have been recorded to grow 5 meters (15 feet) a year in optimum conditions. Hardy to about 20 degrees F, although hardiness varies with individuals.
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Ceiba insignis trunk with spikes rises above surrounding green foliage and large leaves
Ceiba insignis trunk textured with prominent dark brown thorns and green bark.
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) thick trunk covered in numerous sharp, pointed grey thorns.
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) showing a bottle-shaped green trunk covered in sharp thorns.
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) stands tall covered in white flower clusters and green leaves.
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) creamy white flower opening on thin brown wooden branch
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) white yellow flower cluster with spiky tree branch detail
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) fruit hanging from a wooden branch among green leaves
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) showing pale yellow flower and large green seed pod
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) trunk covered in thick woody spikes and green bark.
Spikes only on one side of this trunk. Sometimes they are scattered sporadically.
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) with many white flowers on a thorny green trunk.
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) flower reaching toward clear sky with green foliage.
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) flower reaching out from a stem with green leaves.
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) white flower petals open wide with small green round buds
Ceiba insignis white flower alongside small round green fruit on a tree
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) yellow flower sitting among deep green textured palmate leaves
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) growing in a black nursery container with variegated foliage.
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) creamy white flower on a slender brown branch with foliage.
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) yellow flower opening on a thin brown tree branch
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) with a creamy white flower and small green buds.
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) yellow flower alongside soft brown fruit on a branch.
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) fruit hanging from woody branches amid green foliage.
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) white fluffy fiber emerging from a ripened green seed pod.
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) creamy white flower opens wide among deep green foliage.
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) white flower with yellow center among deep green leaves.
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) trunk covered in sharp grey thorns on green bark
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) flower petals radiate from a central white stamen structure.
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) open fruit with soft beige fibers on a woody branch.
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) flower with narrow petals on a dark woody branch
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) flower petals radiate from a yellow center with orange markings
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) shows a large white flower, green pod, and cotton-like seed
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) white yellow flowers on leafy branches near thorny trunk
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) flower showing creamy yellow petals and a central stigma.
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) yellow flower cluster with pointed green leaves against blue sky
Ceiba insignis branch with white flower and round green buds against blue sky.
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) white flower with a yellow center and green buds.
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) flower petals with yellow center against a clear blue sky
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) creamy yellow flower petals with visible central pollen structures.
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) with open white flower and green leaves on branches.
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) white flower and green leaves on a thorny tree
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) with soft white fluffy fruit against deep blue sky
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) yellow flower cluster blooming on a slender green branch
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) with white flowers covering thin woody branches reaching upward.
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) with abundant white flowers and green buds on wooden branches
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) yellow flower and green leaves attached to the tree branch.
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) fruit fluff clinging to branches among green serrated leaves.
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) yellow flowers bloom among dense green foliage on tree branches.
Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) with pale white flower and yellow center on green foliage
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Ceiba insignis (White Floss Silk Tree) flower with petals and green leaves against blue sky.
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