Bombax ceiba

Tree Cotton

木棉

Plant Type

Tree

Native/Exotic

Exotic, Naturalised

Usual Habitats

Farmland/Former Farmland/Village, Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)

Evergreen/Deciduous/

Semi Deciduous

Deciduous

Design Function

Foliage Colour (other than or in addition to green)

Yellow

Foliage Colour (other than green) Time of Year

NOVEMBER - JANUARY

Fruit Colour

Inconspicuous

Fruit Time of Year

Orange, Red

Flower Colour

c. MARCH, d. APRIL

Flower Time of Year

Landscape Application Examples

Location: Tai Po Middle Sitting-out Area

Date: 20250323

Bombax ceiba is flowering with vibrant red blooms, while some people are collecting the flowers to make food.

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