"Sacha" wrote

, Spider said:

Sacha wrote:
Spider said:

A friend has asked me if I know the identity of the tree near her home
which produces a mass of cotton wool as it sheds its seeds. 'Her' tree
is in Bristol, but I saw a similar display at Hampton Court on
Saturday. Alas, I couldn't get close enough to it to see if there was
a label. I know it's not much information, but these trees are
currently shedding their white woolly seed mass. Any ideas, please?

Could it be Populus nigra?




Crikey, that was quick! Yes, it certainly could. I'll tell her and, of
course, give you the credit. Great stuff! Thanks, Sacha.

We had one in a former garden. It always looked very messy but in a good
way. ;-)


Think yourself lucky it wasn't Ceiba pentandra, the Kapok Tree. Couldn't
believe the amount of stuff that blew down from that tree. But at least it's
useful.

-- Regards
Bob Hobden
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from the W.of London. UK