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Kapok (Ceiba pentandra)

Wai`anae Steve

By Wai`anae Steve
in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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Wai`anae Steve

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A few months ago on a visit to Foster Botanical Gardens I harvested a few of the seeds from the Kapok tree. They sprouted rather fast and are growing nicely.

Over the past couple of days I cleared a spot at the farthest most point from my house to plant one. It's about 500 feet from the house in a corner of the 2 acre lot. If it grows fast (?) my neighbor will enjoy it a lot more than me. It's about 30 feet from the property line.

It's only about 9 inches tall but as I have quite a few I decided to plant one just to see what would happen. Here are two pictures.

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Wai`anae Steve-------www.waianaecrider.com
Living in Paradise, Leeward O`ahu, Hawai`i, USA
Temperature range yearly from say 95 to 62 degrees F
Only 3 hurricanes in the past 51 years and no damage. No floods where I am, No tornados, No earthquakes
No moles, squirrels, chipmunks, deer, etc. Just the neighbors "wild" chickens

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Steve,

This is largest tree that grows in the forests here. They were harvested extensively in the past for plywood production. Since the plywood industry moved to China there are not many factories left here and the trees are making a comeback. There are still a few massive ones near Manaus. Since they do grow real fast, at least here they do, I have been thinking about putting one in. They do not really generate a lot of shade as they are quite open. They do like a lot of water though. Here they grow near rivers and streams in the forest,

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Steve, Sometime ago I posted on a Kapok on the Bike Trail here in Palm Beach. I had the State rate it against the State Champion Kapok, which at that time was located at Key Biscayne.After a number of months, I got a call from the gentleman from the State and he deemed it to be the new State Champ "by far".He even sent me a State Champ document, which I directed to the Church that owns the property.

I believe you may have posted one in Hawaii that was larger than our State Champ. Then Ari posted a beyond belief specimen at the Singapore Botantical Garden.It was so far beyond gigantic that you have to see the picture to believe it.

These trees are beauty magnets and you just want to hang in their presense. Eric has said he makes a special trip to this Kapok every time he is in the area.I took Dave from So Cal. to see it and he was impressed.

I bet you can watch your little one grow!

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What you look for is what is looking

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Bubba,

The closest I have come to your example was sitting at a restaurant on Clematis across the lake. It is huge! How did it do this past winter? The top of the small one at the Arboretum froze and it lost a third of its height. My Brother in Law/Sister in Law got married under that tree. You might know him, he is a judge in PBC.

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Wai`anae Steve Veteran

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Steve, Sometime ago I posted on a Kapok on the Bike Trail here in Palm Beach. I had the State rate it against the State Champion Kapok, which at that time was located at Key Biscayne.After a number of months, I got a call from the gentleman from the State and he deemed it to be the new State Champ "by far".He even sent me a State Champ document, which I directed to the Church that owns the property.

I believe you may have posted one in Hawaii that was larger than our State Champ. Then Ari posted a beyond belief specimen at the Singapore Botantical Garden.It was so far beyond gigantic that you have to see the picture to believe it.

These trees are beauty magnets and you just want to hang in their presense. Eric has said he makes a special trip to this Kapok every time he is in the area.I took Dave from So Cal. to see it and he was impressed.

I bet you can watch your little one grow!

It would be great to watch it grow. It will get limited water from me so I don't expect a giant. someday I'll head back to Foster and get a photo of it.

Wai`anae Steve-------www.waianaecrider.com
Living in Paradise, Leeward O`ahu, Hawai`i, USA
Temperature range yearly from say 95 to 62 degrees F
Only 3 hurricanes in the past 51 years and no damage. No floods where I am, No tornados, No earthquakes
No moles, squirrels, chipmunks, deer, etc. Just the neighbors "wild" chickens

ariscott Grand Master

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Yes... I have one, by mistake. I never wanted one as I don't like how the spread their seeds far & wide. I bought this white silk floss from a nursery thinking that it was Ceiba insignis. I never thought of it, until it actually flowered and realised that it was C. pentandra. Now that we have it, Scott wouldn't get rid of it... ever... Oh well... It is fast though, and it looks impressive now even as young tree.

Regards, Ari :)

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

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Yes... I have one, by mistake. I never wanted one as I don't like how the spread their seeds far & wide. I bought this white silk floss from a nursery thinking that it was Ceiba insignis. I never thought of it, until it actually flowered and realised that it was C. pentandra. Now that we have it, Scott wouldn't get rid of it... ever... Oh well... It is fast though, and it looks impressive now even as young tree.

Regards, Ari :)

Ari, do you have a picture and it's age?

Wai`anae Steve-------www.waianaecrider.com
Living in Paradise, Leeward O`ahu, Hawai`i, USA
Temperature range yearly from say 95 to 62 degrees F
Only 3 hurricanes in the past 51 years and no damage. No floods where I am, No tornados, No earthquakes
No moles, squirrels, chipmunks, deer, etc. Just the neighbors "wild" chickens

Peter Grand Master

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Here's one at the LA Arboretum today:

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Steve,

This is largest tree that grows in the forests here. They were harvested extensively in the past for plywood production. Since the plywood industry moved to China there are not many factories left here and the trees are making a comeback. There are still a few massive ones near Manaus. Since they do grow real fast, at least here they do, I have been thinking about putting one in. They do not really generate a lot of shade as they are quite open. They do like a lot of water though. Here they grow near rivers and streams in the forest,

dk

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Here's one at the LA Arboretum today:

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Nice tree but just a baby. The one at foster must be in the ground for 100 years.

Wai`anae Steve-------www.waianaecrider.com
Living in Paradise, Leeward O`ahu, Hawai`i, USA
Temperature range yearly from say 95 to 62 degrees F
Only 3 hurricanes in the past 51 years and no damage. No floods where I am, No tornados, No earthquakes
No moles, squirrels, chipmunks, deer, etc. Just the neighbors "wild" chickens

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LivistonaFan Rising Star

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Steve, how big is your kapok now? It must have grown quite alot in your climate:huh:.

 

My kapok which lives obviously the most time indoors, grows quite fast.

 

a timeline of its growth ( dates in american notation):

04/10/2017 germination (sorry no picture)

10/27/2017 growth stopped:

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04/23/2018 growth restarted (no picture)

08/24/2018 after several weeks outdoors it looks quite beaten up, but it has grown about 1 meter taller^_^(red line marks the stem height of the plant in previous picture). By the end of the growing season it will have regained its full crown.

 

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Missi Grand Master

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Here are some photos of a large kapok at the Edison & Ford Winter Estates in Ft. Myers, FL. I was clearly in awe of the buttress roots. ^_^

 I have no idea how old this tree is but here is some info about it: https://www.monumentaltrees.com/en/usa/florida/leecounty/11025_edisonandfordwinterestates/21629/

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Naples (inland), FL - technically 10a but more like 9b in the winter :hmm:

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LivistonaFan Rising Star

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On 10/24/2010 at 9:32 AM, Wai`anae Steve said:

A few months ago on a visit to Foster Botanical Gardens I harvested a few of the seeds from the Kapok tree. They sprouted rather fast and are growing nicely.

 

Over the past couple of days I cleared a spot at the farthest most point from my house to plant one. It's about 500 feet from the house in a corner of the 2 acre lot. If it grows fast (?) my neighbor will enjoy it a lot more than me. It's about 30 feet from the property line.

 

It's only about 9 inches tall but as I have quite a few I decided to plant one just to see what would happen. Here are two pictures.

post-140-034406800 1287905519_thumb.jpg

post-140-004953700 1287905522_thumb.jpg

@WaianaeCrider Is the kapok still alive and if so, how about an updated photo?

WaianaeCrider Grand Master

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6 hours ago, LivistonaFan said:

@WaianaeCrider Is the kapok still alive and if so, how about an updated photo?

Yup and growing nice.  I'll get a picture soon.  Some time ago it was topped by I think a neighbor but no one is talking.

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Steve

Born in the Bronx

Raised in Brooklyn

Matured In Wai`anae

I can't be held responsible for anything I say or do....LOL

WaianaeCrider Grand Master

WaianaeCrider

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I have to do some clearing around it so it can be clearly seen.  I'd say it's at least 20 feet tall now and about 8" diameter.  Lousy picture so I had to make some marks so you can see it.  LOL  About 10 feet to the right is one fence line and on the other side is a farm growing various veggies.  I'm sure my Kapok has sent some roots in that direction.  Again it was planted in November of 2010 so it's about 11 1/2 years old.  Just a baby.  LOL

 

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Steve

Born in the Bronx

Raised in Brooklyn

Matured In Wai`anae

I can't be held responsible for anything I say or do....LOL

WaianaeCrider Grand Master

WaianaeCrider

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Up date.  Topped some of the scrubs and now you can see this baby kapok.  Still need to cut the scrubs at ground level and poison.

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Steve

Born in the Bronx

Raised in Brooklyn

Matured In Wai`anae

I can't be held responsible for anything I say or do....LOL

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