MiMi Tree & Flowers
🌹 Pseudobombax Ellipticum
A.K.A.
🌹 Shaving Brush Tree🌹 Flor de Carolina
🌹 Amapolla Tree
🌹 Dr. Seuss tree
🌹 Shaving Tree
The tree is native to southern Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Hispaniola, Honduras and Cuba.
Pseudobombax ellipticum, with common names including shaving brush tree, Dr Seuss tree, and amapolla tree, is a species of plant in the subfamily Bombacoideae of the family Malvaceae
Distribution
The tree is native to southern Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Hispaniola, Honduras and Cuba.
Description
Pseudobombax elipticum is a tree that can reach 18 m (60 ft) in height and 1.3 m (4 ft) d.b.h. Its branches are close to the base of the stem. It is a deciduous tree with succulent stems. Each of the flowers can produce hundreds of tiny black seeds (.1mm) that germinate within approximately 30 days.
The flowers are fragrant and if peeled back quite sticky.
Uses
Uses include firewood and wood for carving handicrafts.
The attractive flowers are used to decorate homes and churches in Central America. In Central America, a highly intoxicating drink is made from the tree.
- Cultivation
- The tree is grown as an ornamental tree in Florida, Hawaii, and coastal Southern California.
MiMi
Pseubombax Ellipticum
Flor de Carolina
Shaving Tree
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Shaving Brush Tree Overview
Pseudobombax ellipticum is a spreading, deciduous tree species in the Malvaceae family. Originating from the Americas this plant produces bottlebrush-like, scented, pink or sometimes white flowers in spring before the leaves. They open from large, cigar-shaped buds and lead onto thick, oval-shaped seed pods with a fluffy interior. They are composed of many stamens, from which pollen is produced. Palm-shaped leaves are red upon emergence, developing to orange-bronze and finally green with age. This plant can provide nice shade.
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