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POLLEN FOR HONEYBEES 4HE YOUNG FRUITS AND SEEDS ARE USED TO
FEED CATTLE 4HE LITTLE SEEDPODS SHAPED LIKE BOATS ENTERTAIN
CHILDREN AS THEY DID MY BROTHER AND ME !ND IF ALL THESE USES
WERE NOT ENOUGH THE BARK AND ROOTS ARE USED MEDICINALLY IN
MANY COUNTRIES TO TREAT A WIDE ARRAY OF AILMENTS
)N *AMAICA THE KAPOK TREE EXISTS MOSTLY IN THE WILD BUT IT IS
SUITABLE AS A PARK TREE WHERE IT WOULD HAVE AMPLE ROOM TO
MATURE ITS HUGE TRUNK AND BUTTRESSES MAKES IT UNSUITABLE FOR
USE NEAR HARDSCAPES
)T CAN REACH FEET M TALL AND FEET M WIDE )T
IS FOUND IN 53$! HARDINESS ZONES A REQUIRING TEMPERA
TURES ABOVE DEGREES & # )T TOLERATES A RANGE OF SOILS
IS VERY DROUGHT TOLERANT AND HAS FEW PESTS
&OR ME THE COTTON TREE IS HOME )TS A REMINDER OF A TIME OF
INNOCENCE AND IMAGINATION !S A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT ) FIND IT
A DAILY MARVEL A SOURCE OF STRENGTH AND GRANDEUR
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