SILK COTTON TREE 10 SEEDS -CEIBA - TROPICAL OR BONSAI
Kapok, Ceiba or Silk Cotton Tree. Proper Name: Ceiba pentandra. The Kapok tree has long been considered sacred by the indigenous peoples of America. The Mayans believe that the Kapok, which they call Ceiba, (pronounced say-bah) is the tree of life whose roots extend to the underworld and whose branches hold up the heavens. It is often planted in the center of their plazas and villages and is rarely cut down even if it happens to be in an inconvenient location.