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Old 13-10-2006, 11:34 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Janet Baraclough Janet Baraclough is offline
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Default Msg. for Charlie re trees in Madeira

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On 13/10/06 09:30, in article , "Charlie
Pridham" wrote:


Do you mean the Kapok trees? Chorisia speciosa


That's it! Thank you. A lot of them were in flower while we were there and
several were going over, so their flowering period must be long and
staggered. They're really beautiful.


Later in the year, the seed pods open , looking exactly like big
lumps of cotton wool.

Janet