Good home required
Thornhill2
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Last year I germinated the seed of a Kapok tree. However towards the end of
last year it was looking rather sad with one set of yellowing leaves clinging
on and a new small set of leaves on the top of the tree which by that time was
about nine inches in height. I decided it might be better to over winter the
tree in my house to at least give it a chance of survival. In about four months
of warm conditions it has doubled in height with now a dozen leaf sets and what
looks like more to come (see attached photo). I gather Kapok trees are native
of South American rain forests where temperatures remain warm and humid the
year round and I suspect it would probably not survive outside in our much
cooler climate. Would you know if there are there places or organisations in
our country that I could contact who might be interested in taking on the
challenge of growing this specimen into what would be an unusual tree to have
in their collection? Now I’ve started it into growth I feel rather responsible
to try and make sure it has the best chance possible of developing into a fully
grown tree. I do hope you can help. 0
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"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
Many years ago I sowed some kapok seeds with the children in my class during our topic of 'growth'; we were amazed at how quickly they grew and the children were given a plant to take home. Since then I have always wanted to grow them at home and this year ordered a kapok pod - I planted all the seeds and most have grown, so I have the 'responsibilty' of over 100 kapoks 😳. At the moment I have 3 pots indoors and the rest are in the polytunnel in pots. I believe you can use them for bonsai.
Has anyone else grown kapok?