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Title: Cotton Tree
Post by: Briankinley2004 on April 10, 2017, 09:33:52 AM

Wife and I have been in Jamaica the past few days. While she is relaxing I am thinking of everything I need to do back home and the big pile of oak I need to cut. I stumbled on this tree at the resort and it's not helping take my mind off sawing. It's called a cotton Tree
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/44467/IMG_2678.JPG?easyrotate_cache=1491831083)

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Post by: newoodguy78 on April 20, 2017, 10:32:55 PM

The root flair on that tree is amazing. Do you know if that is ahardwood species?

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Post by: Briankinley2004 on April 20, 2017, 11:21:31 PM

Best I can tell its a hardwood. It is also called a Bombax or Ceiba from the searches I have done.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombax_ceiba

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Post by: wolf nemeth on July 04, 2017, 08:54:46 AM

Wow! Some tree!

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Post by: fishpharmer on July 04, 2017, 11:28:28 AM

Impressive! I see why its called a Cotton Tree with that cotton white protrusion growing out of the center of the root flare. ;) :D

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Post by: Briankinley2004 on July 09, 2017, 09:39:19 PM

yea looks like a cotton picking Louisiana redneck

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Post by: Kbeitz on July 17, 2017, 08:42:37 PM

I bet that's what I seen in Dominican Republic.

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