A massive Bombax ceiba tree, estimated to be 60 feet tall and 90 years old, toppled during Hurricane Irma in Coral Gables, covering the entire street. Natalie Viglucci stands on the fallen trunk that ...

Flowering bombax ceiba or red silk cotton trees are a common sight around northern Vietnamese villages in March, as locals are swept up in an air of nostalgia for the bliss of childhood in their ...

A 70-feet tall and 50-year-old fully grown Semal (Bombax ceiba) tree fell last Thursday, blocking a section of Ho Chi Minh Marg or Outer Ring Road, near Chittaranjan Park and crushing some vehicles.

Every March and April, flowers of bombax ceiba or cotton trees blossom along the Yen stream on the entrance to the Huong (Perfume) Pagoda, a famous Buddhism tourist site in Hanoi, creating phenomenal ...

Fred Berry took a trip to Mexico in 1975 because he was interested in Mayan archaeology. But as fascinating as the ruins at Yucatan were, he found himself drawn even more to the unfamiliar trees ...

India (Rajasthan, western): succulent young roots roasted, and eaten after peeling off the skin. Young roots cut in to pieces, mixed with spices and boiled or eaten raw, with salt. Tender leaves are ...

Across Hong Kong, vibrant bombax trees, commonly known as kapok, are in flower. Bombax ceiba is the variety usually seen locally. Depending on soil conditions, and availability of water in early ...